小看
xiǎo kàn
Pinyin

Definition

小看
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xiǎo kàn
  1. to look down on
  2. to underestimate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

好看
hǎo kàn
  1. 1 good-looking
  2. 2 nice-looking
  3. 3 good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)
  4. 4 embarrassed
  5. 5 humiliated
小
xiǎo
  1. 1 small
  2. 2 tiny
  3. 3 few
  4. 4 young
小时
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
查看
chá kàn
  1. 1 to look over
  2. 2 to examine
  3. 3 to check up
  4. 4 to ferret out
看
kān
  1. 1 to look after
  2. 2 to take care of
  3. 3 to watch
  4. 4 to guard
看看
kàn kan
  1. 1 to take a look at
  2. 2 to examine
  3. 3 to survey
  4. 4 (coll.) pretty soon
大小
dà xiǎo
  1. 1 dimension
  2. 2 magnitude
  3. 3 size
  4. 4 measurement
  5. 5 large and small
  6. 6 at any rate
  7. 7 adults and children
  8. 8 consideration of seniority
小丑
xiǎo chǒu
  1. 1 clown
小事
xiǎo shì
  1. 1 trifle
  2. 2 trivial matter
  3. 3 CL:點|点[diǎn]
小伙
xiǎo huǒ
  1. 1 young guy
  2. 2 lad
  3. 3 youngster
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
小偷
xiǎo tōu
  1. 1 thief
小吃
xiǎo chī
  1. 1 snack
  2. 2 refreshments
  3. 3 CL:家[jiā]
小品
xiǎo pǐn
  1. 1 short, simple literary or artistic creation
  2. 2 essay
  3. 3 skit
小妹
xiǎo mèi
  1. 1 little sister
  2. 2 girl
  3. 3 (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
小姐
xiǎo jie
  1. 1 young lady
  2. 2 miss
  3. 3 (slang) prostitute
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
小姨
xiǎo yí
  1. 1 (coll.) wife's younger sister
  2. 2 sister-in-law
小子
xiǎo zǐ
  1. 1 (literary) youngster
  2. 2 (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation)
  3. 3 (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
小孩
xiǎo hái
  1. 1 child
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
小孩子
xiǎo hái zi
  1. 1 child
小学
xiǎo xué
  1. 1 elementary school
  2. 2 primary school
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
  1. 1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
  1. 1 poor people (idiom)
  2. 2 those who live from hand to mouth
吃着碗里，看着锅里
chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ
  1. 1 lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
  2. 2 not content with what one already has
  3. 3 (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
  1. 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
大事化小，小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
  1. 1 to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
大处着眼，小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
  1. 1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大街小巷
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng
  1. 1 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
大惊小怪
dà jīng xiǎo guài
  1. 1 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu
  1. 1 (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
小人得志
xiǎo rén dé zhì
  1. 1 lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
小作怡情，大作伤身
xiǎo zuò yí qíng , dà zuò shāng shēn
  1. 1 a little bit of it does one good, but carried to excess it's harmful (idiom)
小别胜新婚
xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn
  1. 1 reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
  2. 2 absence makes the heart grow fonder
小学而大遗
xiǎo xué ér dà yí
  1. 1 to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)
小山包包
xiǎo shān bāo bao
  1. 1 a landscape dotted with low hills and hillocks (idiom)

Sample Sentences

发烧只是症状之一，并不是上火本身。上火分成好几种，有心火、肝火、胃火、还有肺火，而且有不一样的症状。你可别小看了它，很多疾病都是上火引起的。什么头疼脑热啊，牙龈肿痛啊，都是。
fāshāo zhǐshì zhèngzhuàng zhīyī ，bìng bù shì shànghuǒ běnshēn 。shànghuǒ fēnchéng hǎojǐ zhǒng ，yǒu xīnhuǒ 、gānhuǒ 、wèihuǒ 、hái yǒu fèihuǒ ，érqiě yǒu bùyīyàng de zhèngzhuàng 。nǐ kě bié xiǎokàn le tā ，hěn duō jíbìng dōu shì shànghuǒ yǐnqǐ de 。shénme tóuténgnǎorè a ，yáyín zhǒngtòng a ，dōu shì 。
Fever is just one of the symptoms. But that isn't the essence of excessive internal heat. There are several different kinds: heart fire, liver fire, stomach fire, and lung fire. Each one has different symptoms. Don't underestimate it. A lot of diseases are brought about by excessive internal heat. Things like headache and fever, swelling of the gums.
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嘿嘿，你别小看你爸。我的初恋女友可是校花。想当年别人都觉得我们是天生的一对。
hēi hēi ，nǐ bié xiǎokàn nǐ bà 。wǒ de chūliàn nǚyǒu kě shì xiàohuā 。xiǎng dāngnián biérén dōu juéde wǒmen shì tiānshēng de yī duì 。
Heh heh. Don't underestimate your dad. My first love was the campus beauty. Thinking back to that time, other people all felt we were made for each other.
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你可别小看这个问题。有些木马相当厉害，可以完全操纵他人的电脑。你可能一不小心就成了肉鸡了。
nǐ kě bié xiǎokàn zhè ge wèntí 。yǒuxiē mùmǎ xiāngdāng lìhai ，kěyǐ wánquán cāozòng tārén de diànnǎo 。nǐ kěnéng yībùxiǎoxīn jiù chéng le ròujī le 。
You shouldn't take this issue lightly. Some trojan horses are very powerful. They can completely control another person's computer. A little carelessness may just lead to your computer becoming a botnet.
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你小看我，是吧？你看看这是什么？”小裁缝指着腰带对巨人说。
nǐ xiǎokàn wǒ ，shì ba ？nǐ kàn kan zhè shì shénme ？”xiǎo cáifeng zhǐ zhe yāodài duì jùrén shuō 。
“You look down on me, huh? Do you know what this is?” says the little tailor to the giant, pointing to his waist.
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呵呵，不要小看它，你说什么它都听得懂。关于上马的一些要点我再重复一遍......
hēhē ，bù yào xiǎokàn tā ，nǐ shuō shénme tā dōu tīng de dǒng 。guānyú shàngmǎ de yīxiē yàodiǎn wǒ zài chóngfù yī biàn ......
Heh-heh. Don't underestimate him. He can understand what you're saying. Let me go over some of the essentials concerning mounting the horse one more time.
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它是很小，可是您别小看它。
tā shì hěn xiǎo ，kěshì nín bié xiǎokàn tā 。
It's very small, but don't think less of it.
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我觉得英格兰，阿根廷都挺有希望的。还有德国，东道主占天时、地利、人和，绝对不能小看。上届的韩国就是最好的例子。
wǒ juéde Yīnggélán ，Āgēntíng dōu tǐng yǒu xīwàng de 。háiyǒu Déguó ，dōngdàozhǔ zhàn tiān shí 、dì lì 、rén hé ，juéduì bùnéng xiǎokàn 。shàng jiè de Hánguó jiùshì zuìhǎo de lìzi 。
I think England and Argentina both have hopes. Don’t forget Germany. The hosting nation has all kinds of advantages, so they certainly can’t be underestimated. Korea in the last World Cup is the best example.
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你这个色狼，健身都不忘泡妞。你别小看这几个简单的动作，它们可是能锻炼身上各个部位。整体效果可好了。而且练出来的肌肉很自然。不像健身房练出来的那么僵硬。看上去四肢发达，头脑简单。
nǐ zhège sèláng ，jiànshēn dōu bù wàng pàoniū 。nǐ bié xiǎokàn zhè jǐ ge jiǎndān de dòngzuò ，tāmen kěshì néng duànliàn shēnshàng gègè bùwèi 。zhěngtǐ xiàoguǒ kě hǎo le 。érqiě liàn chūlai de jīròu hěn zìrán 。bù xiàng jiànshēnfáng liàn chūlai de nàme jiāngyìng 。kàn shangqu sìzhī fādá ，tóunǎo jiǎndān 。
You perv. Can't even stop macking to work out. Don't underestimate these simple exercises. They exercise the different parts of the body. The overall results are quite good. Plus the muscle you build is very natural. It's not like the inflexible muscle that a gym will give you, four bulky limbs and a simple mind.
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