look down on; belittle
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to belittle; to look down upon; to think little of
neutralImplies a deliberate or conscious attitude of disrespect, dismissing something or someone as unimportant or unworthy.
Nǐ你
bù不
yīng应
gāi该
qīng轻
shì视
tā他
de的
nǔ努
lì力
。
You shouldn't belittle his efforts.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
qīng轻
shì视
láo劳
dòng动
zhě者
de的
gòng贡
xiàn献
。
We cannot think little of the contributions of workers.
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Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
chū出
shēn身
píng平
fán凡
ér而
shòu受
rén人
qīng轻
shì视
。
He was looked down upon because of his humble background.
Yǒu有
xiē些
xué学
sheng生
qīng轻
shì视
tǐ体
yù育
duàn锻
liàn炼
。
Some students take physical exercise lightly.
Zhè这
ge个
lǐ理
lùn论
zuì最
chū初
bèi被
xué学
shù术
jiè界
qīng轻
shì视
，
hòu后
lái来
què却
bèi被
zhèng证
míng明
shì是
gé革
mìng命
xìng性
de的
。
This theory was initially dismissed by academia, but later proved to be revolutionary.