瞧不起

qiáobuqǐ

to look down on someone

Wiktionary

Homographs

瞧不起 qiáobùqǐ to look down upon; to hold in contempt

Examples

别瞧不起人。

Don't underestimate us.

Don't underestimate me.

Source: Tatoeba

富人往往瞧不起穷人。

The rich are apt to look down upon the poor.

Source: Tatoeba

他有瞧不起有色人种的习惯。

He has a habit of looking down on coloured people.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 瞧 qiáo
  1. to look at
  2. to see
  3. to see (a doctor)
  4. to visit
2 不起 bùqǐ
  1. (literary) to be unable to get up (e.g. to sickness)
  2. (used after verbs) cannot afford to ...
  3. (used after verbs) do not wish to ... (in contempt)
  4. cannot afford to ...
  5. do not wish to ... (in contempt)
  6. to be unable to get up (e.g. to sickness)