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看不起

kàn bu qǐ
HSK 5
to look down upon, to despise
verb

Example Sentences

他总是看不起那些不努力的人。
tā zǒngshì kànbùqǐ nèixiē bù nǔlì de rén 。
He always looks down upon those who do not work hard.
我不喜欢他看不起我。
wǒbù xǐhuān tā kànbùqǐ wǒ 。
I don't like that he looks down upon me.
看不起别人是不应该的。
kànbùqǐ biérén shìbù yīnggāi de 。
Looking down on others is not right.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

轻视qīngshì
to regard with disdain
This word conveys a similar sense of disdain, but can be more formal.

Words Starting With 看

看见kàn jiàn
to see; to catch sight of
看法kàn fǎ
way of looking at a thing; view; opinion
看待kàn dài
to look upon; to regard
看望kàn wàng
to visit; to pay a call to
看来kàn lái
apparently; it seems that; it appears; it seems

Words Ending With 起

对不起duì bu qǐ
unworthy; to let down; I'm sorry; excuse me; pardon me; if you please; sorry? (please repeat)
一起yī qǐ
in the same place; together; with; altogether (in total)
引起yǐn qǐ
to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
了不起liǎo bu qǐ
amazing; terrific; extraordinary
掀起xiān qǐ
to lift; to raise in height; to begin; upsurge; to set off (a campaign)

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Individual Characters

HSK 3
看kàn
to see, to look at, to read
不bu
起qǐ
get up, start, rise

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