shànxiào

讪笑

Word · VerbTraditional訕笑

ridicule; mock; sneer at; deride

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to ridicule; to mock; to sneer at; to deride

literary

Literary or formal written usage (书面语). Often implies a contemptuous, scornful, or disdainful attitude toward someone or something.

Tā他
háo毫
bù不
liú留
qíng情
de地
shàn讪
xiào笑
wǒ我
de的
wú无
zhī知
 。

He ruthlessly ridiculed my ignorance.

Tā她
shàn讪
xiào笑
le了
yī一
shēng声
 ,
zhuǎn转
shēn身
lí离
qù去
 。

She gave a sneer and turned to leave.

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Bù不
yào要
shàn讪
xiào笑
bié别
rén人
de的
shēng生
lǐ理
quē缺
xiàn陷
 。

Do not mock others' physical defects.

Tā他
nà那
zhǒng种
shàn讪
xiào笑
de的
tài态
dù度
ràng让
rén人
gǎn感
dào到
hěn很
bù不
shū舒
fu服
 。

His sneering attitude made people feel very uncomfortable.