蔑视 (miè shì) — to despise, to look down upon
Definition
蔑视 is a strong, written/literary verb for despising someone or something as beneath you — more intense than 轻视 and more formal than 看不起.
verb
to despiseto look down upon
Examples
- 蔑视，。Tā cóng bú miè shì rèn hé rén, zǒng shì hěn zūn zhòng bié rén.He never despises anyone; he always respects others.
- 蔑视。Zhè zhǒng miè shì tā rén de xíng wéi shì fēi cháng bù lǐ mào de.This kind of behavior of despising others is very rude.
- 蔑视。Wǒ men bù néng yīn wèi yí gè rén de chū shēn ér miè shì tā.We should not despise someone because of their background.
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