看不起

看不起 kànbuqǐ in a sentence

Look down upon (despise)

Full dictionary entry HSK 5 2 sentences

看不起 (kànbuqǐ) means Look down upon (despise). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

不要 看不起 别人。

Bùyào kàn bu qǐ biéren.

Do not look down on others.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 看不起

他从来没有 看不起 谁。

Tā cónglái méiyǒu kàn bu qǐ shéi.

He has never looked down on anyone.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 看不起

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How is 看不起 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 看不起 (kànbuqǐ, "Look down upon (despise)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 看不起 an HSK word?

Yes — 看不起 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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