挖苦 wā kǔ

to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 10835th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to speak sarcastically
  2. 2. to make cutting remarks

Characters

Character Meaning
挖 wā HSK 6
to dig; to scoop out; to excavate
苦 kǔ HSK 4
bitter; to suffer; hardship