Chinese word dictionary

看得起

kàndeqǐ · to show respect for; to think highly of

Practice word

Word information

Simplified看得起

Traditional看得起

Pinyinkàndeqǐ

Part of speech动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.0Not listed

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

得dé

to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready

起qǐ

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

How to learn 看得起

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.

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Words with the same characters

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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

觉得juéde

to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)

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

看病kànbìng

to visit a doctor; to see a patient

看见kànjiàn

to see; to catch sight of