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仰望 (yǎng wàng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

仰望 (yǎng wàng) is a Chinese word: look up at. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 仰望

动 dòng verb

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我们仰望星空,思考宇宙的奥秘。

wǒ men yǎng wàng xīng kōng sī kǎo yǔ zhòu de ào mì

We look up at the starry sky and contemplate the mysteries of the universe.

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Word breakdown

仰 yǎng — upward, facing up

望 wàng — gaze, look

Structure & writing
1 仰 yǎng — face upward (opposite of 俯, to face downward)

仰 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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2 望 wàng — to look, to look into the distance

望 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.3 王 wáng — monarch; supreme ruler
王 is a component in 33 characters
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