看不起

kàn bù qǐ

A2 Level 4* ★ Core word
Transitive stative verb

看不起 (kàn bù qǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “to look down upon”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to look down upon
  2. to despise

Stroke order

Tap a character to replay.

Example

我們不應該看不起任何人。

We shouldn't look down on anyone.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).