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看不起
kàn bu qǐ
look down on, despise
HSK 5Legendary
What does 看不起 mean?
看不起 (pinyin: kàn bu qǐ) means look down on, despise. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 看不起
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 看 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 不 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 起
The characters of 看不起
| 看 | kān | to see, to watch (HSK 1) |
| 不 | bù | not (HSK 1) |
| 起 | qǐ | component character |
Related HSK 5 words
| 慌张 | huāng zhāng | panicked, flustered |
| 象棋 | xiàng qí | Chinese chess |
| 照常 | zhào cháng | as usual |
| 竹子 | zhú zi | bamboo |
| 鲜艳 | xiān yàn | bright and colorful |
| 固体 | gù tǐ | solid (state) |
| 寺庙 | sì miào | temple |
| 与其 | yǔ qí | rather than |
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