轻蔑 qīngmiè scornful
scornful; disdainful; contemptuous; pejorative; disdain; contempt
How to remember 轻蔑: 轻 light + 蔑 to disdain = scornful.
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How it is used
- Scornful / disdainful - looking down on someone with open contempt - 他用轻蔑的眼神看着我 (tā yòng qīngmiè de yǎnshén kànzhe wǒ) he looked at me with a contemptuous gaze.
- Often modifies looks, tone, attitude (轻蔑的态度/语气).
- 轻蔑 is close to 轻视 but more emotionally expressed and visible on the face/voice; 轻视 is the quieter act of undervaluing/despising.