HSK 5 · Emotions

轻视 qīngshì “to look down on” in Chinese

Traditional 輕視

What 轻视 means

  1. to look down on
  2. to belittle
  3. to make light of
  4. contempt
  5. contemptuous
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to despise
  • to scorn
  • scornful

How to say 轻视

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale轻qīng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale视shì4th tone, falling

轻视 in a sentence

  1. 另外一队轻视了我们。

    Lìngwài yí duì qīngshì le wǒmen.

    The other team underestimated us.

    Sentence #411190 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 不要轻视了对手。

    Bú yào qīngshì le duìshǒu.

    Don’t underestimate your opponent.

    Sentence #933954 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 轻视 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 轻 (qīng) with each of its parts in a different colour
轻qīnglight
  • 车cart · chēMeaning part
  • 又again · yòu
  • 工work · gōngSound part

车 hints at the meaning (cart); 工 (gōng) hints at the sound. Compare it with qīng.

The character 视 (shì) with each of its parts in a different colour
视shìto look at
  • 礻sign form of 示 · shìSound part
  • 见to see · jiànMeaning part

见 hints at the meaning (to see); 礻 (shì) hints at the sound. Compare it with shì.

How to write 轻视

轻 9 strokes · 视 8 strokes

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轻视 (qīngshì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 轻视 (qīngshì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 轻视

Words with 轻

年轻niánqīng · young轻qīng · light轻松qīngsōng · relaxed轻易qīngyì · easily举足轻重jǔzúqīngzhòng · to play a decisive role

Words with 视

电视diànshì · television重视zhòngshì · to take seriously忽视hūshì · to neglect视力shìlì · eyesight视线shìxiàn · line of sight俯视fǔshì · to look down on (from above)监视jiānshì · to monitor凝视níngshì · to gaze at注视zhùshì · to gaze at鄙视bǐshì · to despise

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敏感mǐngǎn · sensitive佩服pèifú · to admire期待qīdài · to look forward to气氛qìfēn · atmosphere情绪qíngxù · mood热爱rè'ài · to love ardently热心rèxīn · enthusiastic疼爱téng'ài · to love dearly

FAQs

轻视 (qīngshì) means “to look down on” or “to belittle”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it qīngshì: qīng with a 1st tone, then shì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 轻视 is written 輕視. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qingshi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 轻视 from the suggestions. Typing qingshi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
轻视 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.