轻 qīng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
轻蔑
qīngmiè
to scorn; contemptuous; disdainful
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Example phrases
- 面对质疑，他没有流露出轻蔑，而是逐条回应批评。 Miànduì zhìyí, tā méiyǒu liúlù chū qīngmiè, ér shì zhútiáo huíyìng pīpíng. Faced with doubts, he showed no contempt, but responded to the criticism point by point.
- 他轻蔑地笑了笑，根本没有把对方的警告放在心上。 Tā qīngmiè de xiàole xiào, gēnběn méiyǒu bǎ duìfāng de jǐnggào fàng zài xīn shàng. He gave a scornful little laugh, not taking the other person's warning to heart at all.
- 大家对他那种轻蔑的目光感到非常反感。 Dàjiā duì tā nà zhǒng qīngmiè de mùguāng gǎndào fēicháng fǎngǎn. Everyone felt deeply put off by that scornful look of his.
Related words
- 年轻 niánqīng young
- 轻 qīng light
- 轻松 qīngsōng relaxed; easy
- 轻易 qīngyì easily
- 减轻 jiǎnqīng to reduce; to ease
- 举足轻重 jǔzúqīngzhòng pivotal; to carry great weight
- 轻而易举 qīng'éryìjǔ easy; with no difficulty
- 轻视 qīngshì to look down on; to neglect; to underestimate
- 轻微 qīngwēi slight; minor; mild
- 轻型 qīngxíng lightweight; light-duty
- 蔑视 mièshì to despise; to treat with contempt
- 污蔑 wūmiè to slander; to smear