Definition & Meaning

despise; scorn; look down upon; treat with contempt

Word usage

miǎo shì

藐 视

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v.despise; scorn; look down upon; treat with contempt
- zài zhàn lüè shang miǎo shì dí rén zài zhàn shù shang zhòng shì dí rén
  在战略上藐视敌人，在战术上重视敌人。
  Strategically we should despise the enemies, but tactically we should take them seriously.
- wǒ miǎo shì zhè zhǒng rén
  我藐视这种人。
  I despise such people.
- bù yào miǎo shì duān zhèng de lǐ yí
  不要藐视端正的礼仪。
  Do not disparage good manners.
- miǎo shì fǎ tíng
  藐视法庭
  contempt of court
- miǎo shì kùn nan
  藐视困难
  be disdainful of difficulty
- miǎo shì fǎ lǜ
  藐视法律
  be scornful of law
synonym
qīng shì轻视 qīng miè轻蔑 xiǎo kàn小看 miè shì蔑视 kàn qīng看轻 miǎo shì渺视
antonym
zūn zhòng尊重 zūn jìng尊敬

Word usage

Note
1. "藐视" is different from "蔑视" and "鄙视". "藐视" means "underestimate the other party"; "蔑视" means "not put the other party in the eyes at all"; "鄙视" means "treat the other party as mean and inferior". 2."藐视" cannot be written as "渺视".

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