讥 (jī) — to mock, to ridicule, to satirize (bound form, used in compounds)
Definition
讥 (jī) is a bound morpheme meaning 'to mock or satirize' — it never stands alone and only appears in compounds like 讥讽, 讥笑, and 讽刺.
bound form
to mockto ridiculeto satirize (bound form, used in compounds)
Examples
- 。Tā zǒng xǐ huan jī xiào bié rén de quē diǎn.He always likes to mock other people's shortcomings.
- 。Zhè zhǒng jī fěng de yǔ qì ràng rén hěn bù shū fu.This kind of sarcastic tone makes people very uncomfortable.
- 讥。Bú yào jī cì bié rén de shī wù.Don't sting others with sarcasm over their mistakes.
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