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看得起

kàndeqǐ
verb HSK 6 #54,136

Meanings

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

Characters

看
kàn
to look at; to regard
得
起
To look up to — regarding someone as worthy of respect.

Examples

谢谢你看得起我。
Xièxie nǐ kàndeqǐ wǒ.
Thank you for thinking highly of me.
他谁都看不起。
Tā shéi dōu kànbuqǐ.
He looks down on everyone.
不要看不起别人。
Bùyào kànbuqǐ biérén.
Don't look down on others.
你看得起我，我就帮你。
Nǐ kàndeqǐ 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 de
起 qǐ