What does 看不起 mean in Chinese?
看不起 (kànbuqǐ) means to look down upon.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
看不起
to look down upon
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to look down upon
02
to despise
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 看不起?
看不起 is pronounced kànbuqǐ.
Is 看不起 an HSK word?
看不起 is on the HSK 6 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 看不起?
看不起 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.
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