蔑视

蔑視

mièshì

verb #12,379

Meanings

1 to despise
2 to scorn
3 contempt

Characters

to belittle; to slight

to look at; to regard

Examples

他蔑视所有的规则。

Tā mièshì suǒyǒu de guīzé.

He despises all the rules.

她用蔑视的眼光看着他。

Tā yòng mièshì de yǎnguāng kàn zhe tā.

She looked at him with contempt.

Tips

usage

蔑视 is stronger than 看不起 (kànbuqǐ, to look down on). It implies active scorn and disdain. Similar words: 鄙视 (bǐshì), 轻蔑 (qīngmiè).

Stroke Order

蔑 miè

视 shì