בזיון (לעשות)

Refusal can show an attitude of superiority

• Someone refuses to debate a rumour because they consider it beneath them.
• she / her她tādisdain to不屑bú xiè(to)于yúto argue争论zhēng lùnthis kind of这种zhè zhǒngrumor谣言yáo yán。 — The refusal is framed as disdain, rather than inability.

Locate the pattern in real examples

• disdain to不屑bú xiè((to)于yú) (disdain to): he他tādisdain to不屑bú xiè(to)于yúto make做zuòthis kind of这种zhè zhǒngtrifle小事xiǎo shì。; she / her她tāto / towards / correct对duìthis kind of这种zhè zhǒngrumor谣言yáo yánto disdain as beneath…不屑一顾bù xiè yī gù。
• Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.

Follow the speaker

he他tādisdain to不屑bú xiè(to)于yúlie撒谎sā huǎng。

• In the opening situation: she / her她tādisdain to不屑bú xiè(to)于yúto argue争论zhēng lùnthis kind of这种zhè zhǒngrumor谣言yáo yán。
• The refusal is framed as disdain, rather than inability.

Check the limit of the explanation

• cannot不能bù néngto argue争论zhēng lùn means cannot debate; unwilling不愿bù yuànto argue争论zhēng lùn means unwilling.
• disdain to不屑bú xiè(to)于yú adds an attitude toward the activity, and does not prove the rumour false.

Repair the form before interpreting it

• The form she / her她tābits屑xiènot不bù(to)于yúto argue争论zhēng lùn needs repair here. Write she / her她tādisdain to不屑bú xiè(to)于yúto argue争论zhēng lùn instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
• Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.

Keep the distinction

Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Verb phrases.