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挖苦

wā kǔ

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

挖苦 (wā kǔ) means "to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks; also pr. [wā ku]". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 挖苦 means

1. to speak sarcastically
2. to make cutting remarks
3. also pr. wā ku

The characters in 挖苦

• 挖wāto dig; to excavate; to scoop out
• 苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain

Example sentences

• 汤姆真会挖苦人。
  Tāngmǔ zhēn huì wākǔ rén.
  Tom is quite sarcastic.
• 你总是挖苦我的着装。
  Nǐ zǒngshì wākǔ wǒ de zhuózhuāng.
  You are always digging at me about my clothes.

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