# 鄙视 (bǐshì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 鄙视 (bǐshì) means “to despise; to look down on”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to despise; to look down on
- Pinyin: bǐshì (bi3 shi4)
- Traditional: 鄙視
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 我们不应该鄙视任何诚实的劳动。
  Wǒmen bù yīnggāi bǐshì rènhé chéngshí de láodòng.
  We should not look down on any honest labor.

## Characters

- 鄙 (bǐ): rustic; low
- 视 (shì): (literary, or bound form) to look at

https://hanziro.com/word/bi-shi-despise/

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