鄙夷 (bǐ yí) — to look down upon, to despise (formal/literary)

Definition

A formal/literary verb meaning 'to look down on, despise'. Stronger and more written than 蔑视, which is the everyday 'look down on' verb.

verb
to look down uponto despise (formal/literary)

Beispiele

  • 鄙夷
    Tā nà zhǒng bǐ yí de mù guāng ràng rén hěn bù shū fu.
    That contemptuous look of his made people very uncomfortable.
  • 鄙夷
    Duì ruò zhě bù yīng cǎi qǔ bǐ yí de tài dù.
    One should not adopt a contemptuous attitude toward the weak.
  • 鄙夷
    Tā miè shì quán guì, bǐ yí qū yán fù shì zhī bèi.
    He scorns the powerful and looks down on those who curry favor with them.

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