嘲 cháo
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
嘲弄
cháonòng
to mock; to ridicule
Characters in this word
弄 nòng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 廾 — two hands
- Made of
- 玉 jade, gem, precious stone 廾 two hands
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 任何改革方案都不应成为舆论嘲弄的对象，而应接受严肃的成本评估。 Rènhé gǎigé fāng'àn dōu bù yīng chéngwéi yúlùn cháonòng de duìxiàng, ér yīng jiēshòu yánsù de chéngběn pínggū. No reform proposal should become an object of public ridicule; it should instead undergo a serious cost assessment.
- 同学们嘲弄他的口音，他难过得低下了头。 Tóngxuémen cháonòng tā de kǒuyīn, tā nánguò de dī xià le tóu. His classmates mocked his accent, and he lowered his head sadly.
- 不要嘲弄别人的失败，谁都有出错的时候。 Bú yào cháonòng biérén de shībài, shéi dōu yǒu chū cuò de shíhou. Don't mock other people's failures; everyone makes mistakes sometimes.
Related words
- 嘲笑 cháoxiào to mock, to ridicule
- 弄 nòng to do; to make
- 弄虚作假 nòngxūzuòjiǎ to falsify; to cheat; to resort to deception
- 玩弄 wánnòng to play with; to manipulate; to toy with
- 耻笑 chǐxiào to ridicule; to mock
- 讥笑 jīxiào to mock; to ridicule
- 鄙视 bǐshì to despise; to look down on
- 搞鬼 gǎoguǐ to play tricks; to make trouble secretly
- 仇 chóu enmity; hatred; feud
- 忽悠 hūyou to fool; to hoodwink
- 仇人 chóurén enemy; foe
- 恶作剧 èzuòjù prank; practical joke