俯瞰

fǔkàn

verb #18,981

Meanings

1 to overlook
2 to look down at (from a high vantage point)
3 bird's-eye view

Characters

to bow; to look down

to look down from above; to survey

Examples

从山顶可以俯瞰整个城市。

Cóng shāndǐng kěyǐ fǔkàn zhěnggè chéngshì.

You can overlook the entire city from the mountaintop.

飞机上俯瞰大地，景色非常壮观。

Fēijī shang fǔkàn dàdì, jǐngsè fēicháng zhuàngguān.

Looking down at the earth from the airplane, the scenery was spectacular.

Tips

memory

俯 (to bend down/look down) + 瞰 (to look at) -- bending forward to gaze downward from a height. Think of leaning over a railing on a tall building.

Stroke Order

俯 fǔ

瞰 kàn