蔑视

miè shì

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to loathe
2. to despise
3. contempt

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 尊敬 zūn jìng 尊敬 zūn jìng to respect; to revere; to esteem 表示重视而恭敬地对待，与‘蔑视’的看不起相反: to respect; to revere; to esteem

Register variants

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• 看不起 kàn bu qǐ 看不起 kàn bu qǐ to look down upon 口语中常用，与‘蔑视’意义相近，但更随意: to look down upon

Synonyms

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• 鄙视 bǐ shì 鄙视 bǐ shì to despise 都表示看不起，但‘蔑视’语气更强，多用于对规则、权威等表示轻视: to despise
• 轻视 qīng shì 轻视 qīng shì contempt 表示不重视、看不起，语气比‘蔑视’轻: contempt

Usage notes

Common mistakes

注意‘蔑’字容易误读为‘miè’以外音，且不能写成‘篾视’或‘蔑视’。

Formality

‘蔑视’是书面语，口语中较少使用，通常用于正式表达。

Example Sentences

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他 蔑视 一切规则。

He despises all rules.

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Child Words of 蔑视

• 蔑 蔑 miè: to belittle
• 视 视 shì: (bound form) to look at