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小看

xiǎo kàn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

小看 (xiǎo kàn) means "to look down on; to underestimate". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 小看 means

1. to look down on
2. to underestimate

The characters in 小看

• 小xiǎosmall; tiny; few
• 看kànto see; to look at; to read; to watch

Example sentences

• 别小看他。
  Don't underestimate him.
• 他小看女人。
  He looks down on women.
• 你别小看了他。
  Nǐ bié xiǎokàn le tā.
  You are selling him short.
• 不要小看我的力量。
  Bù yào xiǎokàn wǒ de lìliang.
  Don't underestimate my power.

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