Word information
Simplified睥睨
Traditional睥睨
Pinyinpì nì
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
睥睨
pì nì · (literary) to look disdainfully out of the corner of one's eye; to look askance at
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 睥睨
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.
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