笑骂
xiào mà · to deride; to mock; (jocular) to heckle good-naturedly; to razz
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 笑骂
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
old variant of 笑[xiao4]; to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
好笑hǎoxiàolaughable; funny; ridiculous
开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
笑话xiàohuajoke; jest (CL:個|个[ge4]); to laugh at; to mock; ridiculous; absurd
骂màto scold; to abuse; to curse; CL:通[tong4],頓|顿[dun4]; variant of 罵|骂[ma4]
微笑wēixiàosmile; CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1]; to smile