奚落
xīluò
to mock; to taunt
Characters in this word
落 luò
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 洛 a river in the Shanxi province
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 同事公开奚落他的方案，反而暴露了团队内部缺乏基本尊重。 Tóngshì gōngkāi xīluò tā de fāng'àn, fǎn'ér bàolù le tuánduì nèibù quēfá jīběn zūnzhòng. A colleague openly mocked his proposal, which instead exposed the lack of basic respect within the team.
- 考试失利后，他最怕被同学奚落。 Kǎoshì shīlì hòu, tā zuì pà bèi tóngxué xīluò. After failing the exam, he feared nothing more than being taunted by his classmates.
- 面对他人的奚落，她只是笑笑，并没有生气。 Miànduì tārén de xīluò, tā zhǐshì xiào xiào, bìng méiyǒu shēngqì. Facing other people's mockery, she just smiled and did not get angry.
Related words
- 落后 luòhòu to fall behind
- 降落 jiàngluò to land
- 落 luò to fall; to set
- 落 là to leave out; to miss
- 落实 luòshí to carry out
- 角落 jiǎoluò corner
- 落地 luòdì to land
- 低落 dīluò low; downcast; depressed
- 丢三落四 diūsānlàsì forgetful; careless about details
- 段落 duànluò paragraph; section
- 堕落 duòluò to degenerate; to become depraved; moral decline
- 光明磊落 guāngmínglěiluò open and aboveboard; upright