耻笑 (chǐ xiào) — to ridicule, to sneer at
Definition
耻笑 (chǐxiào) means to ridicule or sneer at someone because you feel contempt for them. It is stronger and more hostile than 嘲笑 (mock casually) and far harsher than playful 调侃 (tease).
verb
to ridiculeto sneer at
Examples
- 耻笑。Gōng kāi fěng cì bié rén zhī huì zāo dào dà jiā de chǐ xiào.Publicly mocking others will only earn everyone's ridicule.
- 耻笑。Tā de wú zhī bèi rén chǐ xiào le hěn jiǔ.His ignorance was ridiculed by others for a long time.
- ，耻笑。Zài zhè ge xiǎo chéng lǐ, tā yīn wèi shuō fāng yán ér bèi chǐ xiào.In this small town, she was ridiculed for speaking a dialect.
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