窃笑 (qiè xiào) — 忍び笑い、こっそり笑う（文語・正式な文脈でよく使われる）
定義
Literary/formal verb for snickering or laughing secretly to oneself — close to 嘲笑 but 窃笑 is covert (laughing up one's sleeve), while 嘲笑 is open and mocking. Always implies the laughter is hidden from the target.
verb
忍び笑い、こっそり笑う（文語・正式な文脈でよく使われる）
例文
- ，窃笑。Kàn dào tā de zī shì, tā rěn bú zhù qiè xiào qǐ lái.Seeing his posture, she couldn't help but snicker.
- ，窃笑。Lǎo shī zài jiǎng yán sù de shì qing, tā què zài nà lǐ qiè xiào.The teacher was talking about serious matters, but he was snickering over there.
- 窃笑。Tā duǒ zài jiǎo luò tōu tōu qiè xiào.She hid in the corner and snickered secretly.
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