藐视

藐視
miǎoshì
verb #9,759

Meanings

  1. 1 to despise; to look down upon
  2. 2 to show contempt for

Examples

Tā miǎoshì yíqiè quánwēi.
He despises all authority.
Bùyào miǎoshì nǐ de duìshǒu.
Don't look down on your opponent.
Miǎoshì fǎtíng de xíngwéi huì shòudào yánlì chǔfá.
Contempt of court will be severely punished.

Tips

usage
藐视法庭 (contempt of court) is a fixed legal term. In everyday speech, 看不起 is more common than 藐视 for 'to look down on'.
register
Formal/literary. Everyday equivalents: 看不起 (look down on), 瞧不起 (think little of).

Stroke Order

miǎo
shì