俯视

俯視

fǔshì

verb #20,293

Meanings

1 to look down at
2 to overlook
3 to view from above

Characters

to bow down / to look downward

to look / to view

Examples

从山顶俯视，整座城市尽收眼底。

Cóng shāndǐng fǔshì, zhěng zuò chéngshì jìn shōu yǎndǐ.

Looking down from the mountaintop, the entire city came into view.

他站在阳台上俯视着街道上的人群。

Tā zhàn zài yángtái shàng fǔshì zhe jiēdào shàng de rénqún.

He stood on the balcony looking down at the crowd on the street.

Tips

usage

俯视 implies a top-down angle — literally or figuratively. Contrast with 仰视 (to look up at) and 平视 (to look at eye level).

Stroke Order

俯 fǔ

视 shì