放在眼里

放在眼裡

fàngzài yǎnlǐ

phrase #23,671

Meanings

1 to take seriously
2 to regard as important
3 to pay attention to (usually in negative constructions: not take seriously)

Characters

to place / to put

inside / within

Examples

HSK 4

你以为我会把这点小事放在眼里吗？

Nǐ yǐwéi wǒ huì bǎ zhè diǎn xiǎoshì fàngzài yǎnlǐ ma?

Do you think I'd bother paying attention to something so trivial?

HSK 7-9

他目中无人，根本不把别人放在眼里。

Tā mùzhōng-wúrén, gēnběn bù bǎ biérén fàngzài yǎnlǐ.

He is arrogant and doesn't take anyone seriously at all.

Tips

usage

放在眼里 is most commonly used in the negative: 不放在眼里 (not take seriously / look down on). The positive form literally means 'to hold in one's eyes', i.e. to regard highly.

Stroke Order

放 fàng

在 zài

眼 yǎn

里 lǐ