HSK · Level 82
45 words
Chinese word
鄙视
Pronunciation
Pinyinbǐ shì
Meaning
- verblook down on
Example
他总是鄙视别人的意见。tā zǒng shì bǐ shì bié rén de yì jiàn
He always looks down on other people's opinions.
More examples
当她提出不同看法时，他投以鄙视的目光。dāng tā tí chū bù tóng kàn fǎ shí tā tóu yǐ bǐ shì de mù guāng
When she expressed a different opinion, he cast her a look of contempt.
Core concept
Treating a target as beneath serious regard, with contempt shown in attitude or speech.
Common phrases
投以鄙视的目光tóu yǐ bǐ shì de mù guāng
cast a look of contempt
把……鄙视为……bǎ bǐ shì wéi
despise ___ as ___
Similar words
轻视qīng shì: Regard a person or thing as having little importance and treat it lightly.
看不起kàn bù qǐ: See a person or thing as not good enough and make that attitude clear.
蔑视miè shì: Treat a person or thing with scorn and an insulting sense of superiority.
轻蔑qīng miè: Express cold contempt by dismissing a person or thing as unworthy.
Definition in Chinese
对人或事抱有蔑视的态度，认为其不配得到尊重或重视，从而用轻视的目光或言语对待。duì rén huò shì bào yǒu miè shì de tài dù rèn wéi qí bú pèi dé dào zūn zhòng huò zhòng shì cóng ér yòng qīng shì de mù guāng huò yán yǔ duì dài
Word origin
鄙 (bǐ, "lowly") + 视 (shì, "to look at") creates the image of viewing someone or something from a position of contempt.
Usage tips
- When disagreement concerns one action or opinion, naming that point is usually less confrontational than applying a contemptuous label to the person.
Other meanings
- despiseverb
- scornverb
Opposites
- 尊敬zūn jìngrespectverb