蔑视
Old HSK 6
蔑视 (mièshì) · to despise
蔑视 (mièshì) means “to despise; to show contempt for”. It is written with 2 characters: 蔑 (to disdain) + 视 (look). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 蔑视 is built
The characters
蔑 miè · to disdain
What 蔑 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 罒wǎng — net
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 戍shù — to garrison
- 戊wù — 5th heavenly stem
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 戈gē — spear
- 丶 — dot
- 戊wù — 5th heavenly stem
视 shì · look
What 视 is made of
- 礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 卜bo — divination
- 见jiàn — to see
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 见 gives the meaning, 礻 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他用蔑视的眼光看着对方。Tā yòng mièshì de yǎnguāng kànzhe duìfāng.He looked at the other person with contempt.
我们不应该蔑视别人的劳动。Wǒmen bùyīnggāi mièshì biérén de láodòng.We shouldn't scorn other people's work.
Questions about 蔑视
What does 蔑视 mean?
蔑视 (mièshì) means “to despise; to show contempt for”.
How do you pronounce 蔑视?
蔑视 is pronounced mièshì.
Which HSK level is 蔑视?
蔑视 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 污蔑wūmièto slander
- 电视diànshìtelevision
- 电视机diànshìjītelevision set
- 重视zhòngshìto value
- 电视剧diànshìjùTV series
- 电视台diànshìtáiTV station
- 影视yǐngshìfilm and television
- 忽视hūshìto ignore
- 轻视qīngshìto look down on
- 鄙视bǐshìto despise
Learn 蔑视 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 126: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.