调
侃

To ridicule in Chinese: 调侃 (tiáo kǎn)

tiáo kǎn

to ridicule

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 調侃1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to ridicule
  2. 2to tease
  3. 3to mock
  4. 4idle talk
  5. 5chitchat

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调
侃

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄧㄠˊ

tiáo

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄎㄢˇ

kǎn

ㄎ/ kㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

调侃

Simplified

調侃

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他常常调侃自己的坏运气。

    tā cháng cháng tiáo kǎn zì jǐ de huài yùn qì。

    He often makes fun of his own bad luck.

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Related words

调

tiáo

to harmonize

空调

kōng tiáo

air conditioning

调查

diào chá

investigation

单调

dān diào

monotonous

调皮

tiáo pí

naughty

调整

tiáo zhěng

to adjust

强调

qiáng diào

to emphasize (a statement)

声调

shēng diào

tone

协调

xié tiáo

to coordinate

调动

diào dòng

to transfer

调节

tiáo jié

to adjust

调解

tiáo jiě

to mediate

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