yáowàng

遥望

Word · VerbTraditional遙望

gaze into the distance; look afar

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to look into the distance; to gaze afar

literary

Typically used in literary or descriptive contexts to express looking toward the horizon, distant scenery, or abstract goals. Often carries a sense of longing or contemplation.

Yáo遥
wàng望
tiān天
biān边
 ,
hóng红
xiá霞
làn烂
màn漫
 。

Gazing into the distance at the horizon, the red clouds glowed brilliantly.

Wǒ我
zhàn站
zài在
shān山
dǐng顶
yáo遥
wàng望
yuǎn远
fāng方
 。

I stood on the mountaintop looking into the distance.

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Tā他
yáo遥
wàng望
gù故
xiāng乡
 ,
xīn心
zhōng中
chōng充
mǎn满
sī思
niàn念
 。

He gazed toward his hometown, his heart filled with longing.

Yè夜
shēn深
rén人
jìng静
 ,
tā她
dú独
zì自
yáo遥
wàng望
xīng星
kōng空
 。

In the quiet of the night, she alone gazed up at the starry sky.