唾弃

唾棄

tuòqì

verb #18,841

Meanings

HSK 4

叛徒被人们唾弃。

Pàntú bèi rénmen tuòqì.

The traitor was spurned by the people.

HSK 5

这种不道德的行为应该被唾弃。

Zhèzhǒng búdàodé de xíngwéi yīnggāi bèi tuòqì.

This kind of immoral behavior should be scorned.

memory

唾 (to spit) + 弃 (to abandon) - to spit on and throw away, expressing extreme contempt.

唾弃 is a strong, formal word. In everyday speech, people are more likely to say 看不起 (to look down on) or 鄙视 (to despise).

唾 tuò

弃 qì