轻视
Old HSK 5
轻视 (qīngshì) · to look down on
轻视 (qīngshì) means “to look down on; to underestimate”. It is written with 2 characters: 轻 (light) + 视 (look). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 轻视 is built
The characters
轻 qīng · light
What 轻 is made of
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 又yòu — (once) again
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 车 gives the meaning, 工 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
不要轻视任何对手。Bù yào qīngshì rènhé duìshǒu.Don't underestimate any opponent.
他从来不轻视别人的意见。Tā cónglái bù qīngshì biérén de yìjiàn.He never looks down on others' opinions.
Questions about 轻视
What does 轻视 mean?
轻视 (qīngshì) means “to look down on; to underestimate”.
How do you pronounce 轻视?
轻视 is pronounced qīngshì.
Which HSK level is 轻视?
轻视 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 年轻niánqīngyoung
- 轻松qīngsōngrelaxed
- 轻易qīngyìeasily
- 举足轻重jǔzúqīngzhòngto play a key role
- 减轻jiǎnqīngto lighten
- 轻qīnglight
- 电视diànshìtelevision
- 电视机diànshìjītelevision set
- 重视zhòngshìto value
- 电视剧diànshìjùTV series
Learn 轻视 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 76: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.