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俯仰 (fǔ yǎng) — lowering and raising of the head; (figurative) a small move or action; pitch (angle, e.g., of an aircraft or camera)

Definition

Literary/technical noun for the up-and-down tilting motion — literally lowering and raising the head, extended to mean pitch (angle) in aviation, photography, and engineering.

noun
lowering and raising of the head(figurative) a small move or actionpitch (angle, e.g., of an aircraft or camera)

Examples

  • 俯仰。
    Tā tōng guò tiáo zhěng fǔ yǎng lái gǎi biàn shì xiàn.
    He changed his line of sight by adjusting the pitch.
  • 俯仰。
    Wú rén jī de fǔ yǎng jiǎo dù hěn wěn dìng.
    The drone's pitch angle is very stable.
  • 俯仰。
    Zhè ge dòng zuò xū yào kòng zhì hǎo fǔ yǎng.
    This movement requires good control of the pitch.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

俯fǔlower
仰yǎngraise

俯 (lowering) and 仰 (raising) stand side by side for up-and-down movement or pitch.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
勹勹bāoperson bending over
Sound part声符shēngfú
府
府fǔ俯fǔ
Same sound today

俯 uses 府 to show the sound fǔ and 勹 to show a person bending over; the modern left side comes from 勹.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
卬
卬áng仰yǎng
Same sound today

In 仰, the left part 亻 represents a person, and the right part 卬 gives the sound.

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HSK 2.0 Level 6

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