yǎng

Sign in to save this word to your study lists.

Definitions

  1. 1. to face upward
  2. 2. to look up
  3. 3. to admire
  4. 4. to rely on

Example Sentences

1 shown
躺。
Source: Tatoeba.org

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 仰

久仰
jiǔ yǎng

honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.

信仰
xìn yǎng

to believe in (a religion)

俯仰
fǔ yǎng

lowering and raising of the head

前仰后合
qián yǎng hòu hé

to sway to and fro

瞻仰
zhān yǎng

to revere

久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng

I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)

人仰马翻
rén yǎng mǎ fān

to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)

仰人鼻息
yǎng rén bí xī

to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living

仰仗
yǎng zhàng

to rely on

仰光
yǎng guāng

Yangon (Rangoon), city, capital of Myanmar from 1948 to 2006

仰光大金塔
yǎng guāng dà jīn tǎ

Great Pagoda of Yangon (Rangoon)

仰天
yǎng tiān

to face upwards

仰屋
yǎng wū

to lie looking at the ceiling (in despair)

仰屋兴叹
yǎng wū xīng tàn

to stare at the ceiling in despair

仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū

lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book

仰慕
yǎng mù

to admire

仰望
yǎng wàng

to look up at

仰泳
yǎng yǒng

backstroke

仰卧
yǎng wò

to lie supine

仰卧式
yǎng wò shì

corpse pose (yoga)

仰卧起坐
yǎng wò qǐ zuò

sit-up (physical exercise)

仰视
yǎng shì

to tilt one's head back to see (sth)

仰赖
yǎng lài

to rely on

仰躺
yǎng tǎng

to lie on one's back

仰韶
yǎng sháo

Yangshao culture (archaeological period with red and black pottery)

仰韶文化
yǎng sháo wén huà

Yangshao neolithic culture from the central Yellow river basin, with red and black pottery

仰头
yǎng tóu

to raise one's head

信仰者
xìn yǎng zhě

believer

俯仰之间
fǔ yǎng zhī jiān

in a flash

俯仰无愧
fǔ yǎng wú kuì

to have a clear conscience

前俯后仰
qián fǔ hòu yǎng

to rock one's body backward and forward

四仰八叉
sì yǎng bā chā

sprawled out on one's back (idiom)

敬仰
jìng yǎng

to revere

景仰
jǐng yǎng

to admire

钦仰
qīn yǎng

to admire and respect

众人敬仰
zhòng rén jìng yǎng

universally admired

笑不可仰
xiào bù kě yǎng

to double up with laughter (idiom)

与世俯仰
yǔ shì fǔ yǎng

to swim with the tide (idiom)

钻坚仰高
zuān jiān yǎng gāo

lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects)