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Meaning of 俯

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Pinyin:
English Definition: to look down; to stoop
Chinese Definition:
①向下,低头,与“仰”相对:俯身。俯视。俯瞰。俯首。俯临。俯拾即是。俯仰。
②潜伏,卧伏:季秋之月“蛰虫咸俯在内”。
③旧时公文及书信对上级或尊长的敬辞:俯允。俯念。俯恤(请求对方体恤)。俯察。俯顺。
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Total strokes: 10; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (person) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ rén ] man, person; people
    • [ ] prefect; prefecture, government
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Example Words
俯视 shì to overlook; to look down at
俯瞰 kàn to overlook; to look down from a height
俯身 shēn to lean over; to bend over; to stoop; to bow
俯首 shǒu to bend one's head
俯冲 chōng to dive down fast; to swoop down
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Example Sentences
1
He bent over towards her.
2
Men love from overlooking while women love from looking up.
3
It was only when she was seated and he could gaze down upon her whole person that he noticed how visibly swollen her feet and ankles were.
4
He knelt beside the boy and explained that he had to go back to work.
5
Then her body fell forward and she began to cry.