---
title: "Chaoxiao Meaning: 嘲笑 (cháoxiào) Means “to laugh at”"
description: "嘲笑 (cháoxiào) means “to laugh at; to mock; to ridicule”. Hear its tones, see what 嘲 and 笑 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaoxiao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 嘲笑 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

嘲笑 cháoxiào

## to laugh at; to mock; to ridicule

## Its characters

1. 嘲 cháo to ridicule
2. 笑 xiào to laugh at

## In a sentence

别嘲笑别人的口音。 Don't make fun of other people's accents.

[More about 嘲笑](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%98%B2%E7%AC%91)

## More words with 嘲 or 笑

- [好笑 hǎoxiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haoxiao)
- [开玩笑 kāiwánxiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaiwanxiao)
- [可笑 kěxiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kexiao)
- [微笑 wēixiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/weixiao)
- [笑容 xiàoróng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaorong)
- [笑死 xiàosǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaosi)
- [笑死我了 xiàosǐ-wǒle](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaosiwole)

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