遥望

遙望

yáowàng

verb #27,386

Meanings

1 to gaze into the distance
2 to look far ahead
3 to look from afar

Characters

distant; far away

to look; to gaze; to hope

Examples

他站在山顶，遥望远处的城市。

Tā zhàn zài shāndǐng, yáowàng yuǎnchù de chéngshì.

He stood on the mountaintop, gazing at the distant city.

诗人遥望故乡，心中充满思念。

Shīrén yáowàng gùxiāng, xīnzhōng chōngmǎn sīniàn.

The poet gazed toward his homeland from afar, his heart full of longing.

Tips

register

遥望 is literary and evocative, often used in poetry and prose. In everyday speech, 往远处看 (to look into the distance) is more natural.

Stroke Order

遥 yáo

望 wàng