平视 (píng shì) — to look straight ahead

Definition

平视 (píng shì) means to look straight ahead at eye level — a neutral, level gaze rather than looking up or down. In writing it often also means treating someone as an equal, contrasted with 仰视 (looking up to) and 俯视 (looking down on).

verb

to look straight ahead

Examples

，平视，。
Tā zhàn zài shān dǐng, píng shì yuǎn fāng, xīn zhōng chōng mǎn le xī wàng.
He stood on the mountaintop, looking straight ahead into the distance, his heart full of hope.
，平视，。
Zài miàn shì shí, nǐ yīng gāi píng shì miàn shì guān de yǎn jing, xiǎn de zì xìn.
During the interview, you should look directly into the interviewer's eyes, appearing confident.
平视，。
Tā píng shì qián fāng, méi yǒu zhù yì dào páng biān de péng you zài jiào tā.
He was looking straight ahead and didn't notice his friend beside him calling him.

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