冷
笑

To sneer in Chinese: 冷笑 (lěng xiào)

lěng xiào

to sneer

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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冷
笑

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄥˇ

lěng

ㄌ/ lㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄠˋ

xiào

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 听完他的话，她冷笑了一声。

    tīng wán tā de huà， tā lěng xiào le yì shēng。

    After hearing what he said, she gave a cold sneer.

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Related words

冷

lěng

cold

笑

xiào

to laugh

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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