仰
yǎng
Meaning
- to admire
- to look up
Definition
抬头向上看；敬慕；依赖。
to look up; to admire; to rely on.
Usage
常用于表示物理上的抬头动作，或比喻对某人/某事的敬仰、依赖关系。
Often used for the physical action of looking up, or metaphorically for admiration or reliance on someone/something.
Examples
- 1 他仰头看天上的星星。 (He looked up at the stars in the sky.)
- 2 同学们都很仰慕这位教授。 (The students all admire this professor.)
- 3 仰仗您的支持，我们才能成功。 (Thanks to your support, we can succeed.)
- 4 他仰卧在草地上晒太阳。 (He lay on his back on the grass sunbathing.)
- 5 久仰大名，今日一见果然名不虚传。 (I have long heard of your great name; meeting you today, it is indeed well-deserved.)
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