讽刺 meaning in English

fěngcì

to satirize; to mock

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 諷刺14 strokes

Meaning of 讽刺

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fěngcì

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很hěn讽fěng刺cì吧ba？

That's ironic, isn't it?

你nǐ不bù觉jué得de这zhè个ge名míng字zì很hěn讽fěng刺cì吗ma，「神shén圣shèng的de战zhàn争zhēng」？

Don't you think the name "The Sacred War" sounds a bit sarcastic?

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Words that share a character with 讽刺.

刺激	cìjī	to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
冲刺	chōngcì	(sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash; to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the dea
刺耳	cì'ěr	ear-piercing
刺绣	cìxiù	to embroider; embroidery
刺骨	cìgǔ	piercing; cutting
刺杀	cìshā	to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet
刺客	cìkè	assassin
刺青	cìqīng	to tattoo; a tattoo
刺伤	cìshāng	to stab
刺穿	cìchuān	to skewer; to impale
刺痛	cìtòng	to tingle; to sting; to have a sudden sharp pain; (fig.) to hurt deeply; tingle; prick; st
刺刀	cìdāo	bayonet

What does 讽刺 mean?

讽刺 (fěngcì) means "to satirize; to mock" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 讽刺?

讽刺 is made of 2 characters: 讽 (6 strokes), 刺 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 讽刺 an HSK word?

Yes. 讽刺 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 讽刺 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 讽刺 is written 諷刺.