俯 fǔ
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 府 prefect
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
俯视
fǔshì
to look down at; to overlook
Characters in this word
视 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- Made of
- 礻 spirit 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 从山顶俯视整座城市，河道、铁路和新开发区的边界清晰可见。 Cóng shāndǐng fǔshì zhěng zuò chéngshì, hédào, tiělù hé xīn kāifāqū de biānjiè qīngxī kějiàn. Looking down at the whole city from the mountaintop, the boundaries of the river, railway and new development zone are clearly visible.
- 站在塔顶往下俯视，行人小得像蚂蚁。 Zhàn zài tǎ dǐng wǎng xià fǔshì, xíngrén xiǎo de xiàng mǎyǐ. Standing on top of the tower and looking down, pedestrians look as small as ants.
- 无人机从高空俯视着整片稻田。 Wúrénjī cóng gāokōng fǔshì zhe zhěng piàn dàotián. The drone looks down at the whole rice field from high above.
Related words
- 俯首 fǔshǒu to bow one's head; to submit
- 电视 diànshì television, TV
- 电视机 diànshìjī TV set
- 重视 zhòngshì to value; to take seriously
- 电视剧 diànshìjù television series
- 电视台 diànshìtái television station
- 影视 yǐngshì film and television
- 忽视 hūshì to ignore
- 视频 shìpín video
- 视为 shìwéi to regard as
- 注视 zhùshì to stare at
- 近视 jìnshì nearsighted