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俯视 (fǔ shì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

俯视 (fǔ shì) is a Chinese word: to look down at, to overlook. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 俯视

动 dòng verb

to look down at, to overlook

他站在山顶俯视整个城市。

tā zhàn zài shān dǐng fǔ shì zhěng gè chéng shì

He stands on the mountaintop looking down at the entire city.

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Word breakdown

俯 fǔ — to bend down, to lower (one's gaze)

视 shì — to look, to view

Structure & writing
1 俯 fǔ — to bow one's head, face downward (opposite of 仰)

俯 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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1.2 府 fǔ — government office; organ of state power
府 is a component in 1 characters

Stroke order

2 视 shì — to look; to see

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

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