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瞧不起

qiáo bù qǐ

3-character word

What 瞧不起 means

1. to look down upon; to hold in contempt

The characters in 瞧不起

• 瞧qiáoto look at; to see; to see (a doctor)
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up

Example sentences

• 别瞧不起人。
  Don't underestimate us.
• 富人往往瞧不起穷人。
  The rich are apt to look down upon the poor.
• 他有瞧不起有色人种的习惯。
  Tā yǒu qiáobùqǐ yǒusèrénzhǒng de xíguàn.
  He has a habit of looking down on coloured people.
• 她很瞧不起我，认为我没有幽默细胞。
  Tā hěn qiáobùqǐ wǒ, rènwéi wǒ méiyǒu yōumò xìbāo.
  She looks down on me for not having a sense of humor.