看不起

kàn bu qǐ

HSK level: HSK 6

Meaning

to look down upon; to despise

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Characters

看kànto look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize手目不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix一起qǐto begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up走己

Examples

她看不起他。

tā kàn bu qǐ tā。

She despised him.

富人有时会看不起穷人。

fù rén yǒu shí huì kàn bu qǐ qióng rén。

The rich sometimes despise the poor.