鄙视 bǐshì to despise
to despise; to disdain; to look down upon
How to remember 鄙视: 鄙 rustic + 视 look at = to despise.
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How it is used
- 'To despise, look down on with contempt' - 鄙视这种行为 (bǐshì zhèzhǒng xíngwéi) despise such behavior.
- Strong disdain, stronger than 看不起 (kànbuqǐ, look down on); often moral contempt for someone's conduct.
- Compare 蔑视 (mièshì), similarly scornful; both are formal-ish, but 鄙视 is common in everyday emphatic speech too.
Example sentences
- 我鄙视你。 Wǒ bǐshì nǐ.I despise you.