挖
苦

To speak sarcastically in Chinese: 挖苦 (wā kǔ)

wā kǔ

to speak sarcastically

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to speak sarcastically
  2. 2to make cutting remarks
  3. 3also pr. [wā ku]

Stroke order

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挖
苦

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄚ

wā

ㄨ/ uㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄎㄨˇ

kǔ

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

See 挖苦 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他总是喜欢挖苦别人。

    tā zǒng shì xǐ huan wā kǔ bié rén。

    He always likes to make cutting remarks about others.

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Related words

苦

kǔ

bitter

挖

wā

to dig

辛苦

xīn kǔ

exhausting

艰苦

jiān kǔ

difficult

刻苦

kè kǔ

hardworking

痛苦

tòng kǔ

pain

吃苦

chī kǔ

to bear hardships

何苦

hé kǔ

why bother?

苦力

kǔ lì

bitter work

苦练

kǔ liàn

to train hard

苦难

kǔ nàn

suffering

苦恼

kǔ nǎo

vexed

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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