倾慕 (qīng mù) — to greatly admire, to adore | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal, literary verb meaning 'to deeply admire or adore,' usually aimed at a person's character, talent, or looks. Stronger and more romantic than 喜欢, and far more formal than 崇拜.

verb

to greatly admireto adore

Examples

倾慕。
Wǒ duì tā de cái huá fēi cháng qīng mù.
I greatly admire her talent.
倾慕。
Xǔ duō nián qīng rén dōu qīng mù zhè wèi zhù míng zuò jiā.
Many young people greatly admire this famous writer.
倾慕。
Tā qīng mù nà wèi nǚ yǎn yuán yǐ jīng hěn duō nián le.
He has admired that actress for many years.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

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

慕mùadmire

The idea of 倾 as admire joined with 慕 as admire gives deep admiration.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 傾; 倾 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

頃

頃qǐng傾qīng

Same sound today

The traditional form 傾 combines 人 (man) with 頃, which gives the sound; 倾 is the simplified form of 傾.

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

莫㣺慕

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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