小看 xiǎo kàn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ siu2 hon3 HSK 7-9
- to look down on
- to underestimate
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小
- 国小 國小 guó xiǎo ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ gwok3 siu2 elementary school (Tw)
- 大小 dà xiǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ daai6 siu2 large and small
- 小丑 xiǎo chǒu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄡˇ siu2 cau2 clown
- 小人 xiǎo rén ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ siu2 jan4 person of low social status (old)
- 小伙 xiǎo huǒ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ siu2 fo2 young guy
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- 小便 xiǎo biàn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ siu2 bin6 urine
- 小偷 xiǎo tōu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄡ siu2 tau1 thief
- 小区 小區 xiǎo qū ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩ siu2 keoi1 housing estate; community; neighborhood
- 小卒 xiǎo zú ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄨˊ siu2 zeot1 foot soldier
- 小吃 xiǎo chī ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔ siu2 hek3 street food; snack
- 小品 xiǎo pǐn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄆㄧㄣˇ siu2 ban2 short, simple literary or artistic creation
- 小型 xiǎo xíng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ siu2 jing4 small scale
- 小姐 xiǎo jie ㄒㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄝ siu2 ze2 young lady
- 小子 xiǎo zi ㄒㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄗ siu2 zi2 (coll.) boy
- 小孩 xiǎo hái ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄞˊ siu2 haai4 child
- 小学 小學 xiǎo xué ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ siu2 hok6 elementary school; primary school
- 小康 xiǎo kāng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄤ siu2 hong1 moderately affluent
- 小心 xiǎo xīn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ siu2 sam1 to be careful
- 小于 小於 xiǎo yú ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ siu2 jyu1 less than, <
- 小时 小時 xiǎo shí ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ siu2 si4 hour
看
- 偷看 tōu kàn ㄊㄡ ㄎㄢˋ tau1 hon3 to peep
- 别看 別看 bié kàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄢˋ bit6 hon3 don't be fooled by the fact that
- 好看 hǎo kàn ㄏㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ hou2 hon3 good-looking; nice-looking
- 察看 chá kàn ㄔㄚˊ ㄎㄢˋ caat3 hon3 to watch
- 收看 shōu kàn ㄕㄡ ㄎㄢˋ sau1 hon3 to watch (a TV program)
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- 查看 chá kàn ㄔㄚˊ ㄎㄢˋ caa4 hon3 to look over
- 看中 kàn zhòng ㄎㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ hon3 zung3 to have a preference for
- 看似 kàn sì ㄎㄢˋ ㄙˋ hon3 ci5 to look as if; to seem
- 看作 kàn zuò ㄎㄢˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hon3 zok3 to look upon as
- 看来 看來 kàn lai ㄎㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄞ hon3 loi4 apparently
- 看出 kàn chū ㄎㄢˋ ㄔㄨ hon3 ceot1 to make out
- 看到 kàn dào ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ hon3 dou3 to see
- 看台 kàn tái ㄎㄢˋ ㄊㄞˊ hon3 toi4 terrace
- 看好 kàn hǎo ㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄠˇ hon3 hou2 to regard as having good prospects
- 看守 kān shǒu ㄎㄢ ㄕㄡˇ hon1 sau2 to guard
- 看家 kān jiā ㄎㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ hon1 gaa1 to look after the house
- 看待 kàn dài ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ hon1 doi6 to look upon; to regard
- 看成 kàn chéng ㄎㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ hon3 sing4 to regard as
- 看望 kàn wàng ㄎㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ hon3 mong6 to pay a visit to; to see (sb)
- 看法 kàn fǎ ㄎㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ hon3 faat3 way of looking at a thing
Idioms with these characters
- 矮小精悍 ǎi xiǎo jīng hàn ㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ ai2 siu2 zing1 hon6 short but intrepid (idiom)
- 不拘小节 不拘小節 bù jū xiǎo jié ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bat1 keoi1 siu2 zit3 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
- 不容小觑 不容小覷 bù róng xiǎo qù ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩˋ bat1 jung4 siu2 ceoi3 (idiom) not to be underestimated; not to be taken lightly
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- 柴门小户 柴門小戶 chái mén xiǎo hù ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨˋ caai4 mun4 siu2 wu6 woodcutter's cottage (idiom); poor person's hovel
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ daai6 gaai1 siu2 hong6 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
- 大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ daai6 geng1 siu2 gwaai3 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
- 胆小如鼠 膽小如鼠 dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨˇ daam2 siu2 jyu4 syu2 (idiom) chicken-hearted; gutless
- 打小算盘 打小算盤 dǎ xiǎo suàn pán ㄉㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄢˊ daa2 siu2 syun3 pun4 lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
- 短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ dyun2 siu2 zing1 hon6 (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
- 看菜吃饭 看菜吃飯 kàn cài chī fàn ㄎㄢˋ ㄘㄞˋ ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ hon3 coi3 hek3 faan6 lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom)
- 看家本领 看家本領 kān jiā běn lǐng ㄎㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ hon3 gaa1 bun2 ling5 (idiom) one's forte
- 看破红尘 看破紅塵 kàn pò hóng chén ㄎㄢˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ hon3 po3 hung4 can4 (idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society
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- 看人行事 kàn rén xíng shì ㄎㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ hon3 jan4 hang4 si6 to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom)
- 雾里看花 霧里看花 wù lǐ kàn huā ㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ mou6 lei5 hon3 faa1 lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision
- 一眼看穿 yī yǎn kàn chuān ㄧ ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄢ jat1 ngaan5 hon3 cyun1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
- 走马看花 走馬看花 zǒu mǎ kàn huā ㄗㄡˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ zau2 maa5 hon3 faa1 lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
Example sentences
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别 別 小看 他 。
Don't underestimate him.
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他 小看 女人 。
He looks down on women.
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你 别 別 小看 了 他 。
You are selling him short.
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不要 小看 我 的 力量 。
Don't underestimate my power.
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不要 小看 自己 ， 因为 因為 人 有无 有無 限 的 可能 。
Don't look down on yourself, because people have limitless possibilities.
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