嘲笑

• Pinyin: cháo xiào
• Desglose de hanzi: 嘲 = 口 (mouth) + 朝 (phonetic); 笑 = 竹 (bamboo) + 夭 (young)

Significado

burlarse de; ridiculizar

More common than 嘲弄 and slightly less malicious. Can range from mean-spirited mockery to dismissive laughter. Very common in everyday speech. Often used with 被 in passive constructions.

Ejemplos

1. 他的口音经常被同学嘲笑。
2. 失败并不可怕，可怕的是害怕被嘲笑而不敢尝试。
3. 不要嘲笑别人的梦想，每个人都有追求的权利。

Guía de uso

Contexto: everyday, interpersonal

Tono: negative

Correcto

• 他被嘲笑后变得更加努力。(After being laughed at, he became even more hardworking.)
• 她从不嘲笑别人的错误。(She never laughs at others' mistakes.)

Incorrecto

• 我嘲笑着说谢谢 (嘲笑 has a negative connotation — for laughing while saying something friendly, use 笑着说)

Origen e historia

Compound of 嘲 (to mock, ridicule) and 笑 (to laugh). Literally 'mocking laughter.'

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal