仰望 yǎngwàng to look up at
to look up at; to look up to somebody hopefully
How to remember 仰望: 仰 raise the head to look + 望 gaze = to look up at.
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How it is used
- To look up (physically or in admiration) - 他仰望星空 (tā yǎngwàng xīngkōng) he gazed up at the starry sky.
- 仰 = tilt the head up. Figurative: to look up to / revere someone: 令人仰望 (worthy of admiration).
- Literary; contrast plain 抬头看 (táitóu kàn, raise head and look) which is neutral, and 仰慕 (yǎngmù, admire) which is only the figurative feeling.