看得起
kàndeqǐ
to think highly of
Characters in this word
得 dé
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 老师看得起这个学生，不只是因为成绩好，更因为他肯努力。 Lǎoshī kàndeqǐ zhège xuésheng, bù zhǐ shì yīnwèi chéngjì hǎo, gèng yīnwèi tā kěn nǔlì. The teacher thinks highly of this student not only because of his good grades, but also because he is willing to work hard.
- 他很看得起你，才把这个任务交给你。 Tā hěn kàndeqǐ nǐ, cái bǎ zhège rènwu jiāo gěi nǐ. He thinks highly of you, which is why he gave you this task.
- 谢谢您看得起我，我一定努力做好。 Xièxie nín kàndeqǐ wǒ, wǒ yídìng nǔlì zuò hǎo. Thank you for having such faith in me; I will definitely work hard to do it well.
Related words
- 好看 hǎokàn good-looking, nice
- 看 kàn to look, to watch; to read
- 看病 kànbìng to see a doctor
- 看到 kàndào to see
- 看见 kànjiàn to see, to catch sight of
- 看法 kànfǎ opinion
- 难看 nánkàn ugly; bad-looking
- 观看 guānkàn to watch
- 看起来 kànqǐlai to look; to seem
- 看上去 kànshàngqù to look; to seem
- 收看 shōukàn to watch a broadcast
- 看不起 kànbuqǐ to look down on