小看 xiǎo kàn — to look down on

Meanings

1. 1

   to look down on

   to look down on; to underestimate

   verb

Character breakdown

• 小

  xiǎo (third tone, dipping)

  small, little; young, junior

  3 strokesRadical 小
• 看

  kàn (fourth tone, falling) kān (first tone, high and level)

  to look at, to watch, to read; to consider, to regard; to visit; to consult (a doctor); (kān) to look after, to keep watch over

  9 strokes⿱手目Radical 目

Words containing 小

• 小xiǎo (third tone, dipping)small, little
• 小时/小時xiǎoshí (third tone, dipping)hour (a length of time)
• 小姐xiǎojiě (third tone, dipping)Miss, young lady
• 小组/小組xiǎo (third tone, dipping) zǔ (third tone, dipping)group
• 小心xiǎoxīn (third tone, dipping)to be careful, to watch out for
• 小说/小說xiǎo (third tone, dipping) shuō (first tone, high and level)novel
• 小时候/小時候xiǎo (third tone, dipping) shí (second tone, rising) hou (neutral tone)in one's childhood
• 大小dà (fourth tone, falling) xiǎo (third tone, dipping)dimension
• 小学/小學xiǎo (third tone, dipping) xué (second tone, rising)elementary school; primary school
• 小朋友xiǎo (third tone, dipping) péng (second tone, rising) yǒu (third tone, dipping)child
• 从小/從小cóng (second tone, rising) xiǎo (third tone, dipping)from childhood
• 小型xiǎo (third tone, dipping) xíng (second tone, rising)small scale
• 小偷xiǎo (third tone, dipping) tōu (first tone, high and level)thief
• 缩小/縮小suō (first tone, high and level) xiǎo (third tone, dipping)to reduce
• 小区/小區xiǎo (third tone, dipping) qū (first tone, high and level)neighborhood
• 小人xiǎo (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising)person of low social status (old)
• 小声/小聲xiǎo (third tone, dipping) shēng (first tone, high and level)in a low voice
• 小品xiǎo (third tone, dipping) pǐn (third tone, dipping)short, simple literary or artistic creation

Words containing 看

• 看kàn (fourth tone, falling)to look at, to watch, to read
• 看到kàn (fourth tone, falling) dào (fourth tone, falling)to see
• 看来/看來kàn (fourth tone, falling) lai (neutral tone)apparently
• 看见/看見kànjiàn (fourth tone, falling)to see, to catch sight of
• 好看hǎo (third tone, dipping) kàn (fourth tone, falling)good-looking
• 看法kàn (fourth tone, falling) fǎ (third tone, dipping)way of looking at a thing
• 看上去kàn (fourth tone, falling) shang (neutral tone) qu (neutral tone)it would appear
• 看起来/看起來kàn (fourth tone, falling) qǐ (third tone, dipping) lai (neutral tone)seemingly
• 看出kàn (fourth tone, falling) chū (first tone, high and level)to make out
• 观看/觀看guān (first tone, high and level) kàn (fourth tone, falling)to watch; to view
• 查看chá (second tone, rising) kàn (fourth tone, falling)to look over
• 看好kàn (fourth tone, falling) hǎo (third tone, dipping)to regard as having good prospects
• 看待kàn (fourth tone, falling) dài (fourth tone, falling)to look upon
• 看病kàn (fourth tone, falling) bìng (fourth tone, falling)to visit a doctor
• 看作kàn (fourth tone, falling) zuò (fourth tone, falling)to look upon as
• 看成kàn (fourth tone, falling) chéng (second tone, rising)to regard as
• 收看shōu (first tone, high and level) kàn (fourth tone, falling)to watch (a TV program)
• 看望kàn (fourth tone, falling) wàng (fourth tone, falling)to visit