讥笑 jīxiào to sneer
How to remember 讥笑: 讥 to ridicule + 笑 laugh = to sneer.
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How it is used
- To sneer at / mock derisively - 讥笑别人 (jīxiào biérén) ridicule others.
- Strongly negative: laughing at someone with contempt, more cutting than 嘲笑 (cháoxiào, to laugh at/mock).
- 讥 = to ridicule; formal-ish, written register.