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How to correctly use 藐视

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#1

Hi ChinesePod team, my question is this:
I saw the words 藐视 in the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83uMQMtksbY.

My question is

  1. Is 藐视 normally use in the law related?
  2. Can please advise how to make sentences on 藐视?
#2

Hi Eddie,

This term is not only used to describe the law. It is a verb that generally refers to “looking down on something” or “to belittle”. It is mostly used in more formal situations. For example, 藐视人权 [miǎoshì rénquán] means to “belittle human rights”.

Hope this helps!