嘲笑

• 병음: cháo xiào
• 한자 분석: 嘲 = 口 (mouth) + 朝 (phonetic); 笑 = 竹 (bamboo) + 夭 (young)

뜻

비웃다; 조롱하다

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.

예문

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。

사용 가이드

맥락: everyday, interpersonal

어조: negative

올바른 표현

• 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.)

피해야 할 표현

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

기원과 역사

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

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal