How to say “respect” in Chinese
respect, think highly of
“Respect” in Chinese is 看得起, kàn de qǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
看得起 is read kàn de qǐ: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A hand 手 above an eye 目.
In 觉得 it is read with the neutral tone: de.
On the left, 走 “walk”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “看得起”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 看得起. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 谢谢你这么看得起我xièxienǐzhèmekàndeqǐwǒThank you for thinking so highly of me.
More words from the lesson “Respect and looking down”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “respect” in Chinese?
“Respect” in Chinese is 看得起, pinyin kàndeqǐ.
What does 看得起 mean?
看得起 (kàndeqǐ) means “respect, think highly of”.
How do you write 看得起?
看得起 is 3 characters: 看 (kàn) — look, watch; 得 (dé) — get, obtain; 起 (qǐ) — rise, get up. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 看得起?
看得起 is read kàndeqǐ. Tones: kàn — fourth tone, de — neutral tone, qǐ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“respect” in the lesson “Respect and looking down”
This word is from the topic “Character and behavior” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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