看得起

kàndeqǐ
verb HSK 6 #54,136

Meanings

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

Characters

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

Examples

HSK 1
Xièxie nǐ kàndeqǐ wǒ.
Thank you for thinking highly of me.
HSK 3
Nǐ zhǐyǒu zìjǐ kàndeqǐ zìjǐ, biéren cái huì kàndeqǐ nǐ.
Only when you respect yourself will others respect you.
HSK 5
Lǎobǎn hěn kàndeqǐ tā, bǎ zhòngyào de gōngzuò dōu jiāogěi tā.
His boss thinks highly of him and hands him all the important work.

Tips

usage
看得起 (respect) is almost always used in its negative form 看不起 (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 de
起 qǐ