瞧不起

qiáobuqǐ

verb HSK 7-9 #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

HSK 3

不要瞧不起任何人。

Búyào qiáobuqǐ rènhérén.

Don't look down on anyone.

HSK 3

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. Both mean 'to look down on'. 瞧不起 sounds slightly more informal and spoken.

Stroke Order

瞧 qiáo

不 bù

起 qǐ