Meaning of 挖苦
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
wākǔ
- to speak sarcastically
- to make cutting remarks
- also pr. [wa1 ku5]
挖苦 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
汤姆真会挖苦人。
Tom is quite sarcastic.
你总是挖苦我的着装。
You are always digging at me about my clothes.
Stroke order for each character
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挖 wā · to dig · 9 strokes
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苦 kǔ · bitter · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 挖苦.
| 痛苦 | tòngkǔ | pain; suffering |
| 辛苦 | xīnkǔ | exhausting; hard |
| 艰苦 | jiānkǔ | difficult; hard |
| 酸甜苦辣 | suān-tián-kǔ-là | (lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom); (fig.) all kinds of flavors; the joys and so |
| 受苦 | shòukǔ | to suffer hardship |
| 挖掘 | wājué | to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into |
| 苦难 | kǔnàn | suffering |
| 苦恼 | kǔnǎo | vexed; distressed |
| 何苦 | hékǔ | why bother?; is it worth the trouble? |
| 苦力 | kǔlì | bitter work; hard toil |
| 刻苦 | kèkǔ | hardworking; assiduous |
| 吃苦 | chīkǔ | to bear hardships |
Questions about 挖苦
What does 挖苦 mean?
挖苦 (wāku) means "to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 挖苦?
挖苦 is made of 2 characters: 挖 (9 strokes), 苦 (8 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 挖苦 an HSK word?
Yes. 挖苦 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.