仰天 (yǎng tiān) — to look up at the sky; to raise one's face to the sky
Definition
Literary/literary-style verb meaning to lift one's face to the sky, often used to express strong emotion (sighing, laughing, or lamenting) in writing.
verb
to look up at the skyto raise one's face to the sky
Examples
- 仰天。Tā yí gè rén zhàn zài shān dǐng yǎng tiān.He stood alone on the mountaintop looking up at the sky.
- ，。Tā yǎng le yí xià tiān, shēn shēn de tàn le kǒu qì.He looked up at the sky once and sighed deeply.
- ，。Tā yǎng tiān dà xiào, xiào dé hěn kāi xīn.She threw her head back and laughed heartily.
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