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视如草芥 — “To regard as utterly worthless or insignificant”

视如草芥 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to regard as utterly worthless or insignificant”. To hold in extreme contempt or disdain. Literally, “Regard as weeds/trifles”.

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视如草芥 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 视shì
  • 如rú
  • 草cǎo
  • 芥jiè

视如草芥 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
视
shì8to look, to see, to view
如
rú6like, as, if
草
cǎo10grass, straw, draft, rough
芥
jiè8mustard plant or trivial

Example Sentence with 视如草芥

他对待那些微不足道的困难,总是视如草芥,从不放在心上。
He always regards those insignificant difficulties as trifles, never taking them to heart.

Idioms Related to 视如草芥

Synonyms of 视如草芥

  • bù不xiè屑yī一gù顾disdain to cast a glance
  • cǎo草jiān菅rén人mìng命wantonly kill people
  • shì视rú如bì敝xǐ屣regard as worthless rags

Antonyms of 视如草芥

  • guā刮mù目xiāng相kàn看regard someone with new eyes
  • bì敝zhǒu帚zì自zhēn珍cherish one's own worn-out broom

More idioms starting with 视

  • shì视xià下rú如shāng伤treat subordinates with great care
  • shì视dān丹rú如lǜ绿See red as green from sorrow
  • shì视wéi为ér儿xì戏treat as child's play
  • shì视wéi为kòu寇chóu仇regard as a bitter enemy
  • shì视wéi为kòu寇chóu雠regard as an arch-enemy
  • shì视wéi为wèi畏tú途regard as a daunting task
  • shì视wéi为zhī知jǐ己regard as a close friend
  • shì视wéi为děng等xián闲regard as trivial
  • shì视zhī之bù不jiàn见,,tīng听zhī之bù不wén闻look but not see, listen but not hear
  • shì视rén人rú如shāng伤treat people with profound compassion
  • shì视rén人rú如zi子treat people with parental affection
  • shì视rén人yóu犹jiè芥regard others as insignificant trifles

Questions about 视如草芥

What does 视如草芥 mean?
视如草芥 (shì rú cǎo jiè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to regard as utterly worthless or insignificant”.
How do you pronounce 视如草芥?
视如草芥 is pronounced shì rú cǎo jiè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 视如草芥 literally mean?
Literally, 视如草芥 means “Regard as weeds/trifles”. It is used to mean “to regard as utterly worthless or insignificant”.
What is the Chinese definition of 视如草芥?
芥:小草。看作象泥土,小草一般轻贱。比喻极端轻视。
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