# 看不起 (kànbuqǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 看不起 (kànbuqǐ) means “to look down on; to despise”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to look down on; to despise
- Pinyin: kànbuqǐ (kan4 bu5 qi3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 我们不应该看不起任何人。
  Wǒmen bù yīnggāi kànbuqǐ rénhé rén.
  We should not look down on anyone.

## Characters

- [看](https://hanziro.com/word/kan-look-at/) (kàn): to look at; to watch
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [起](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-get-up/) (qǐ): to get up; to rise

https://hanziro.com/word/kan-bu-qi-look-down-on/

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