小看 (xiǎo kàn) — to look down on (someone); to underestimate (something)
Definition
小看 covers both 'look down on' people and 'underestimate' difficulty — broader than 看不起, which is only about despising a person. Use 低估 for neutral 'underestimate'.
verb
to look down on (someone)to underestimate (something)
Examples
- 小看，。Nǐ bú yào xiǎo kàn tā, tā suī rán nián qīng dàn hěn yǒu jīng yàn.Don't look down on him—he may be young but he has a lot of experience.
- 小看，。Wǒ dāng chū xiǎo kàn le zhè ge xiàng mù de fù zá xìng, jié guǒ huā le sān bèi shí jiān.I initially underestimated the complexity of this project, and it ended up taking three times as long.
- 小看。Bù néng yīn wèi duì fāng shì xīn shǒu jiù xiǎo kàn bié rén.You can't look down on others just because they're beginners.
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