瞧不起

qiáobuqǐ

verb HSK 7 #13,023

Meanings

1 to look down upon
2 to despise
3 to hold in contempt

Characters

Literally 'can't look up at' — to look down on someone

Examples

不要瞧不起任何人。

Búyào qiáobuqǐ rènhé rén.

Don't look down on anyone.

他总是瞧不起没有钱的人。

Tā zǒngshì qiáobuqǐ méiyǒu qián de rén.

He always looks down on people without money.

Tips

usage

瞧不起 is a colloquial synonym of 看不起 (kànbuqǐ). Both mean 'to look down on'. 瞧不起 sounds slightly more informal and spoken.

Stroke Order

瞧 qiáo

不 bù

起 qǐ