凝望 (níng wàng) — to gaze at, to stare fixedly at
Definition
A literary verb meaning 'to gaze at / stare fixedly at' — more formal and intense than the everyday 看 or 望, emphasizing prolonged, absorbed looking.
verb
to gaze atto stare fixedly at
Examples
- ,凝望。Tā zhàn zài chuāng qián, jiǔ jiǔ dì níng wàng zhe yuǎn fāng de qún shān.He stood at the window, gazing fixedly at the distant mountains.
- 凝望,。Tā níng wàng zhe nà zhāng jiù zhào piàn, xiǎng qǐ le xǔ duō wǎng shì.She stared at the old photo, recalling many past events.
- 凝望,。Hái zi níng wàng zhe yè kōng zhōng shǎn shuò de xīng xing, xīn zhōng chōng mǎn le hào qí.The child gazed at the twinkling stars in the night sky, filled with curiosity.
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