What does 挖苦 mean in Chinese?
挖苦 (wāku) means to speak sarcastically.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
挖苦
to speak sarcastically
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to speak sarcastically
02
to make cutting remarks
03
also pr. wāku
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 挖苦
How do you pronounce 挖苦?
挖苦 is pronounced wāku.
Is 挖苦 an HSK word?
挖苦 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 挖苦?
挖苦 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.
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