看不起 (kàn bu qǐ) — to look down on, to despise
Definition
看不起 is an everyday, spoken verb meaning 'to look down on' people for who they are. It's a separable verb (看得/不起) and weaker in tone than written words like 鄙视 or 蔑视.
verb
to look down onto despise
Examples
- 看不起。Tā zǒng kàn bu qǐ zì jǐ de tóng shì.He always looks down on his own colleagues.
- 看不起。Tā yīn wèi jiā lǐ qióng ér bèi rén kàn bu qǐ.She is looked down upon because her family is poor.
- 看不起。Zhè zhǒng kàn bu qǐ rén de tài dù hěn bù hǎo.This kind of attitude of looking down on others is very bad.
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