think highly of; respect; look up to
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to think highly of; to respect; to look up to
informalCommonly used in both affirmative and negative forms. The negative form 瞧不起 is particularly common in everyday speech.
Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
qiáo瞧
de得
qǐ起
tā他
，
yīn因
wèi为
tā他
wéi为
rén人
zhèng正
zhí直
。
Everyone respects him because he is an upright person.
Rú如
guǒ果
nǐ你
zǒng总
shì是
shuō说
huǎng谎
，
méi没
rén人
huì会
qiáo瞧
de得
qǐ起
nǐ你
。
If you always lie, no one will think highly of you.
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Bié别
qiáo瞧
bu不
qǐ起
bié别
rén人
，
měi每
gè个
rén人
dōu都
yǒu有
zì自
jǐ己
de的
cháng长
chù处
。
Don't look down on others; everyone has their own strengths.
Zài在
zhè这
gè个
quān圈
zi子
lǐ里
，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
shí有
lì实
de力
rén的
cái人
qiáo才
de瞧
qǐ得
起
。
In this circle, only those with real ability are respected.
Tā他
cóng从
bù不
qiáo瞧
bu不
qǐ起
qióng穷
rén人
，
fǎn反
ér而
hěn很
zūn尊
zhòng重
tā他
men们
。
He never looks down on poor people; on the contrary, he respects them very much.