冷
笑

冷笑 (lěng xiào) – to sneer

lěng xiào

to sneer

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-90 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to sneer
  2. 2to laugh grimly
  3. 3grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc)
  4. 4bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile

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Related words

冷

lěng

surname Leng

笑

xiào

old variant of 笑

冷静

lěng jìng

calm

笑话

xiào hua

joke

微笑

wēi xiào

smile

寒冷

hán lěng

cold (climate)

冷气

lěng qì

air conditioning (Tw)

冷水

lěng shuǐ

cold water

笑脸

xiào liǎn

smiling face

笑容

xiào róng

smile

笑声

xiào shēng

laughter

嘲笑

cháo xiào

to jeer at

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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