coi thường

Thân thiện

Không nên coi thường những quy tắc an toàn khi làm việc.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To look down upon / to despise: To regard someone or something as unworthy of respect or consideration; to have a low opinion of.
   • To disregard / to scorn: To treat something as unimportant or insignificant; to show a lack of attention or care for rules, advice, or dangers.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta coi thường luật pháp. (He looks down upon/disregards the law.)
  • Đừng bao giờ coi thường đối thủ của bạn. (Never despise your opponent.)
  • Cô ấy coi thường lời khuyên từ cha mẹ. (She scorns the advice from her parents.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb often implies an attitude of arrogance or superiority. It can be used with abstract concepts (like danger, rules) or directly towards people.
• "coi thường thường thức": to disregard common sense.
  • Hành động đó là coi thường thường thức. (That action is a disregard for common sense.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khinh thường (v): A stronger, more formal synonym meaning to disdain, to hold in contempt.

  • Hắn khinh thường những kẻ yếu thế. (He disdains the vulnerable.)

• Xem thường (v): A very close synonym, often interchangeable, meaning to look down on.

  • Không nên xem thường bất kỳ ai. (One should not look down on anyone.)

Synonyms

• Despise: To feel contempt or a deep repugnance for.
• Disdain: To consider unworthy of one's consideration; to scorn.
• Scorn: To feel or express contempt or derision.
• Disregard: To pay no attention to; to ignore.

Related Idioms

• Coi thường tính mạng: to disregard one's own life (to act recklessly).

  • Lái xe khi say rượu là coi thường tính mạng. (Driving while drunk is disregarding your own life.)

• Coi thường thiên hạ: to look down upon everyone; to be arrogantly dismissive of people.

  • Thái độ coi thường thiên hạ của anh ta khiến mọi người khó chịu. (His attitude of looking down on everyone makes people uncomfortable.)

Học thuật

1. To think little of