讽刺

讽刺 fèngcì

Ridicule

讽刺 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體諷刺 fengci

What 讽刺 means

Ridicule

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Character by character

讽刺 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

讽

fèng

Mock (ridicule)

刺

cì

Pierce (assassinate)

Words that share a character with 讽刺

How to write 讽刺

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讽刺 in a sentence

他的话带着讽刺。

Tā de huà dài zhe fěngcì.

There was irony in his words.

这篇文章讽刺了这种现象。

Zhè piān wénzhāng fěngcì le zhè zhǒng xiànxiàng.

This article satirises this phenomenon.

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Questions about 讽刺

What does 讽刺 mean in English?

讽刺 is pronounced fèngcì and means Ridicule.

How do you pronounce 讽刺?

讽刺 is fèngcì in pinyin — written fengci without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 讽刺?

讽刺 is written with 2 characters: 讽 (fèng) Mock (ridicule), 刺 (cì) Pierce (assassinate). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 讽刺 written in traditional Chinese?

諷刺. The simplified form 讽刺 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 諷刺 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced fèngcì.

Is 讽刺 an HSK word?

Yes — 讽刺 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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