qiào

谯

Character · VerbTraditional譙

same as 诮; to blame; ridicule

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to blame; to censure; to ridicule; to jeer at (same as 诮)

archaic

Archaic usage, rarely used in modern Mandarin except in literary or dialectal contexts.

Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
gōng工
zuò作
shī失
wù误
bèi被
shàng上
si司
qiào谯
le了
yī一
dùn顿
 。

He was severely reprimanded by his boss for his work mistakes.

Bù不
yào要
luàn乱
qiào谯
rén人
 ,
zhè这
yàng样
hěn很
bù不
lǐ礼
mào貌
 。

Don't casually ridicule people; it's very impolite.

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Fù父
qīn亲
qiào谯
zé责
tā他
de的
lǎn懒
duò惰
xíng行
wéi为
 。

His father rebuked him for his lazy behavior.