瞧
不
起

To look down upon in Chinese: 瞧不起 (qiáo bù qǐ)

qiáo bù qǐ

to look down upon

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to look down upon; to hold in contempt

Stroke order

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瞧
不
起

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄠˊ

qiáo

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧˇ

qǐ

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

See 瞧不起 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 你不应该瞧不起穷人。

    nǐ bú yīng gāi qiáo bù qǐ qióng rén。

    You shouldn't look down on poor people.

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Related words

不

bù

no

瞧

qiáo

to look at

起

qǐ

to rise

起床

qǐ chuáng

to get out of bed

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

起飞

qǐ fēi

(of an aircraft) to take off

起来

qǐ lai

to stand up

引起

yǐn qǐ

to give rise to

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