瞧 不 起

qiáobuqǐ

“To look down upon” in Chinese is 瞧不起 (qiáobuqǐ).

Meaning

to look down upon; to hold in contempt

Example

别瞧不起人。

Don't underestimate us.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

qiáoHSK 517 strokesto look at bùHSK 14 strokesno; not so qǐHSK 110 strokesto rise

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