Chinese word dictionary

看不起

kànbuqǐ · to look down upon; to despise

Practice word

Word information

Simplified看不起

Traditional看不起

Pinyinkànbuqǐ

Part of speech动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

看kàn

to look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize

不bù

not; no

起qǐ

to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up

How to learn 看不起

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

不bù

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

不客气búkèqi

you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt

不要búyào

don't!; must not

对不起duìbuqǐ

I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint

好看hǎokàn

good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good; in an embarrassing situation

看kàn

to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (a patient or illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after a verb) to give it a try; to watch out for