看
得
起

To show respect for in Chinese: 看得起 (kàn de qǐ)

kàn de qǐ

to show respect for

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to show respect for
  2. 2to think highly of

Stroke order

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ㄎㄢˋ

kàn

ㄎ/ kㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄉㄜ

de

˙/ neutral toneㄉ/ dㄜ/ e

ㄑㄧˇ

qǐ

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 只要你看得起我，我就愿意帮忙。

    zhǐ yào nǐ kàn de qǐ wǒ， wǒ jiù yuàn yì bāng máng。

    As long as you think well of me, I am willing to help.

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Related words

看

kàn

to see

得

dé

to obtain

起

qǐ

to rise

看见

kàn jiàn

to see

觉得

jué de

to think that ...

起床

qǐ chuáng

to get out of bed

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

记得

jì de

to remember

得意

dé yì

proud of oneself

获得

huò dé

to obtain

看法

kàn fǎ

way of looking at a thing

起飞

qǐ fēi

(of an aircraft) to take off

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