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仰慕 (yǎng mù) — to admire, to look up to (with respect)

Definition

A formal/literary verb meaning 'to look up to with deep respect,' used for admired figures (scientists, teachers, moral character). More elevated and written than 佩服, which is the everyday spoken equivalent.

verb
to admireto look up to (with respect)

Examples

  • 仰慕。
    Wǒ cóng xiǎo jiù yǎng mù zhè wèi kē xué jiā.
    I have admired this scientist since I was young.
  • 仰慕。
    Tā de pǐn dé lìng rén yǎng mù.
    His moral character is admirable.
  • 仰慕。
    Xué shēng men dōu hěn yǎng mù zhè wèi lǎo shī.
    The students all look up to this teacher.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

仰yǎnglook up
慕mùadmire

Both 仰 and 慕 express looking up and admiring, so together they mean to admire someone.

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
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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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
㣺Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
莫
莫mò慕mù
Same sound today

慕 combines 莫 for the sound with the lower 㣺, a form of 心 (heart).

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