Chinese word dictionary

小瞧

xiǎo qiáo · (coll.) to look down on; to underestimate

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Word information

Simplified小瞧

Traditional小瞧

Pinyinxiǎo qiáo

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Character breakdown

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小xiǎo

small; young

瞧qiáo

to glance at, to look at, to see

How to learn 小瞧

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Words with the same characters

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小xiǎo

small; tiny; few; young

小朋友xiǎopéngyǒu

child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child); CL:個|个[ge4]

小时xiǎoshí

hour; CL:個|个[ge4]

小学xiǎoxué

elementary school; primary school

小学生xiǎoxuéshēng

primary school student; schoolchild; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]; (fig.) beginner

从小cóngxiǎo

from childhood; from a young age