wàngduàn

望断

Word · VerbTraditional望斷

gaze into distance until out of sight

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to gaze into the distance until [something] disappears from view

literary

Literary verb often used in classical poetry and descriptive prose to express intense longing or extensive observation until the object fades from sight.

Wàng望
duàn断
tiān天
yá涯
lù路
 。

Gazing toward the ends of the earth until the road disappears from view.

Dēng登
gāo高
wàng望
yuǎn远
 ,
wàng望
duàn断
yún云
shān山
 。

Climbing high to gaze far into the distance, looking until the clouds and mountains fade from sight.

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Tā她
yǐ倚
mén门
ér而
wàng望
 ,
wàng望
duàn断
nán南
fēi飞
yàn雁
 。

She leaned against the door gazing out, watching until the south-flying geese vanished from sight.