藐视
Old HSK 6
藐视 (miǎoshì) · to look down on
藐视 (miǎoshì) means “to look down on; to despise”. It is written with 2 characters: 藐 (to despise) + 视 (look). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 藐视 is built
The characters
藐 miǎo · to despise
What 藐 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 貌mào — countenance
- 豸zhì — badger
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 犭quǎn — dog
- 皃mào — countenance
- 白bái — white
- 儿ér — child
- 豸zhì — badger
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
我们不能藐视任何对手。Wǒmen bùnéng miǎoshì rènhé duìshǒu.We mustn't look down on any opponent.
他藐视规则，最后受到了处罚。Tā miǎoshì guīzé, zuìhòu shòudào le chǔfá.He disregarded the rules and was eventually punished.
Questions about 藐视
What does 藐视 mean?
藐视 (miǎoshì) means “to look down on; to despise”.
How do you pronounce 藐视?
藐视 is pronounced miǎoshì.
Which HSK level is 藐视?
藐视 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 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
- 敌视díshìto be hostile to
Learn 藐视 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 126: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.