俯仰
fǔ yǎng
Pinyin

Definition

俯仰
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fǔ yǎng
  1. lowering and raising of the head
  2. (fig.) small move
  3. pitch (position angle)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

仰望
yǎng wàng
  1. 1 to look up at
  2. 2 to look up to sb hopefully
信仰
xìn yǎng
  1. 1 to believe in (a religion)
  2. 2 firm belief
  3. 3 conviction
仰天
yǎng tiān
  1. 1 to face upwards
  2. 2 to look up to the sky
仰慕
yǎng mù
  1. 1 to admire
仰卧
yǎng wò
  1. 1 to lie supine
仰视
yǎng shì
  1. 1 to tilt one's head back to see (sth)
  2. 2 to look up at
仰头
yǎng tóu
  1. 1 to raise one's head
俯瞰
fǔ kàn
  1. 1 to overlook
  2. 2 to look down from a height
俯卧撑
fǔ wò chēng
  1. 1 press-up (physical exercise)
  2. 2 push-up
俯视
fǔ shì
  1. 1 to overlook
  2. 2 to look down at
俯首
fǔ shǒu
  1. 1 to bend one's head
敬仰
jìng yǎng
  1. 1 to revere
  2. 2 highly esteemed
瞻仰
zhān yǎng
  1. 1 to revere
  2. 2 to admire
久仰
jiǔ yǎng
  1. 1 honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.
  2. 2 It's an honor to meet you at last.
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
人仰马翻
rén yǎng mǎ fān
  1. 1 to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
  2. 2 in a pitiful state
  3. 3 in a complete mess
  4. 4 to roll (with laughter)
仰
Yǎng
  1. 1 surname Yang
仰仗
yǎng zhàng
  1. 1 to rely on
  2. 2 to depend on
仰光
Yǎng guāng
  1. 1 Yangon (Rangoon), main city of south Myanmar (Burma), the national capital until November 2005, when the capital moved to Naypyidaw 内比都 or Pyinmana 彬馬那 彬马那
仰泳
yǎng yǒng
  1. 1 backstroke

Idioms (11)

久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
人仰马翻
rén yǎng mǎ fān
  1. 1 to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
  2. 2 in a pitiful state
  3. 3 in a complete mess
  4. 4 to roll (with laughter)
仰人鼻息
yǎng rén bí xī
  1. 1 to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
  1. 1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
俯拾皆是
fǔ shí jiē shì
  1. 1 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely common
  3. 3 easily available
俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
  1. 1 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
  2. 2 at sb's beck and call
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
  1. 1 to bow before (idiom)
  2. 2 to capitulate
四仰八叉
sì yǎng bā chā
  1. 1 sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
笑不可仰
xiào bù kě yǎng
  1. 1 to double up with laughter (idiom)
与世俯仰
yǔ shì fǔ yǎng
  1. 1 to swim with the tide (idiom)
钻坚仰高
zuān jiān yǎng gāo
  1. 1 lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects)
  2. 2 fig. to delve deeply into one's studies
  3. 3 meticulous and diligent study

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