眺望

tiàowàng

verb HSK 7-9 #29,609

Meanings

1 to gaze into the distance from an elevated position
2 to overlook; to survey from above

Characters

to gaze far into the distance

to look; to hope; to gaze

Examples

HSK 5

她站在阳台上眺望远处的大海。

Tā zhàn zài yángtái shàng tiàowàng yuǎnchù de dàhǎi.

She stood on the balcony gazing at the distant sea.

HSK 6

站在山顶，可以眺望整个城市。

Zhàn zài shāndǐng, kěyǐ tiàowàng zhěnggè chéngshì.

Standing at the mountaintop, you can gaze out over the entire city.

Tips

memory

眺 contains the eye radical 目 and means to look far away. 望 also means to gaze or hope. Together they double the sense of looking far into the distance - from a high vantage point.

Stroke Order

眺 tiào

望 wàng