凝视
Old HSK 6
凝视 (níngshì) · to gaze at
凝视 (níngshì) means “to gaze at; to stare at”. It is written with 2 characters: 凝 (to coagulate) + 视 (look). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 凝视 is built
The characters
凝 níng · to coagulate
What 凝 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 疑yí — to doubt
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 天tiān — sky
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
- 匕bǐ — spoon
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
他凝视着远方，好像在想什么。Tā níngshì zhe yuǎnfāng, hǎoxiàng zài xiǎng shénme.He gazed into the distance as if thinking about something.
她凝视着照片，很久没说话。Tā níngshì zhe zhàopiān, hěnjiǔ méi shuōhuà.She stared at the photo and said nothing for a long time.
Questions about 凝视
What does 凝视 mean?
凝视 (níngshì) means “to gaze at; to stare at”.
How do you pronounce 凝视?
凝视 is pronounced níngshì.
Which HSK level is 凝视?
凝视 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 凝固nínggùto solidify
- 凝聚níngjùto gather
- 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
Learn 凝视 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 131: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.