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讽刺

satire; to satirize

讽刺
fěngcì3rd tone
Pinyin
fěngcì
Strokes
14
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 讽刺

讽刺 is written with 14 strokes (讽: 6, 刺: 8). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

今天这个故事是一篇讽刺文章 — said in the first line so no joke is taken as fact.

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先说清楚,今天这个故事是一篇讽刺文章,但它讽刺的东西,有不少是真的。

Let's be clear up front: today's story is a satirical piece, but quite a lot of what it pokes fun at is real.

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