取笑 qǔxiào to tease
to tease; to make fun of
怎么记住“取笑”: 取 acquire + 笑 laugh = to tease.
汉字
用法
- 'To make fun of / poke fun at / tease' - 别取笑他 (bié qǔxiào tā) don't tease him.
- Implies laughing at someone at their expense; the object is the person mocked. Slightly gentler than 嘲笑 (cháoxiào, to jeer/ridicule).
例句
- 不要取笑人。 Búyào qǔxiào rén.Don't make fun of people.
- 她取笑了她的丈夫。 Tā qǔxiào le tā de zhàngfū.She made fun of her husband.
- 你不该取笑汤姆。 Nǐ bùgāi qǔxiào tāngmǔ.You shouldn't make fun of Tom.