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仰

yǎng
verb HSK 6 #13,413

Meanings

  1. 1 to look up
  2. 2 to admire; to look up to
  3. 3 to rely on

Examples

他仰头看着天空。
Tā yǎng tóu kàn zhe tiānkōng.
He looked up at the sky.
我一直很仰慕这位科学家。
Wǒ yīzhí hěn yǎngmù zhè wèi kēxuéjiā.
I have always admired this scientist.
她仰面躺在草地上。
Tā yǎng miàn tǎng zài cǎodì shàng.
She lay face up on the grass.

Tips

usage
Often appears in compounds: 仰头 (look up), 仰慕 (admire), 仰望 (gaze up at), 信仰 (faith/belief).
usage
仰 (look up) is the opposite of 俯 (fǔ, look down). The pair 俯仰 means 'looking up and down' or figuratively 'every aspect of life'.

Stroke Order

仰 yǎng