看得起

kàndeqǐ

verb HSK 6 #54,136

Meanings

1 to respect; to think highly of; to look up to

Characters

to look at; to regard

able to lift/raise (potential complement)

To look up to — regarding someone as worthy of respect.

Examples

谢谢你看得起我。

Xièxie nǐ kàn de qǐ wǒ.

Thank you for thinking highly of me.

他谁都看不起。

Tā shéi dōu kàn bu qǐ.

He looks down on everyone.

不要看不起别人。

Bùyào kàn bu qǐ biérén.

Don't look down on others.

你看得起我，我就帮你。

Nǐ kàn de qǐ wǒ, wǒ jiù bāng nǐ.

Since you think highly of me, I'll help you.

Tips

usage

看得起 (respect) is almost always used in its negative form 看不起 (kàn bu qǐ, to look down on/despise). 看不起人 is a very common expression. The positive 看得起 usually appears in the pattern 你看得起我 = 'you think I'm worthy.'

Stroke Order

看 kàn

得 dé

起 qǐ