俯视
Old HSK 6
俯视 (fǔshì) · to look down at
俯视 (fǔshì) means “to look down at; to overlook”. It is written with 2 characters: 俯 (to bow down) + 视 (look). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 俯视 is built
The characters
俯 fǔ · to bow down
What 俯 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 府fǔ — prefect
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 付fù — give
- 亻rén — person
- 寸cùn — inch
- 广guǎng — broad
视 shì · look
What 视 is made of
- 礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 卜bo — divination
- 见jiàn — to see
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 见 gives the meaning, 礻 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
从山顶可以俯视整个城市。Cóng shāndǐng kěyǐ fǔshì zhěnggè chéngshì.From the hilltop you can look down on the whole city.
他站在楼上俯视街道。Tā zhàn zài lóu shàng fǔshì jiēdào.He stood upstairs looking down at the street.
Questions about 俯视
What does 俯视 mean?
俯视 (fǔshì) means “to look down at; to overlook”.
How do you pronounce 俯视?
俯视 is pronounced fǔshì.
Which HSK level is 俯视?
俯视 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 电视diànshìtelevision
- 电视机diànshìjītelevision set
- 重视zhòngshìto value
- 电视剧diànshìjùTV series
- 电视台diànshìtáiTV station
- 影视yǐngshìfilm and television
- 忽视hūshìto ignore
- 轻视qīngshìto look down on
- 鄙视bǐshìto despise
- 敌视díshìto be hostile to
Learn 俯视 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 60: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.