Definition
俯视 (fǔ shì) means to physically look down from above. This contrasts with 忽略 (hū lüè, to neglect/miss), 藐视 (miǎo shì, to despise figuratively), and 眺望 (tiào wàng, to gaze into the distance horizontally from a height). 俯视 is purely spatial downward gaze.
verb
to look down at (from above)to overlook
Easily confused
- 服饰fú shìsound-alikeclothing and accessories; apparel
- 腐蚀fǔ shísound-aliketo corrode, to erode (chemically)
Examples
- 俯视，。Cóng gāolóu shàng fǔ shì, jiēdào xiàng yī tiáo tiáo xì xiàn.Looking down from the tall building, the streets look like thin lines.
- 俯视，。Dēng shàng shāndǐng fǔ shì, zhěng gè shāngǔ jìn shōu yǎndǐ.Climbing to the top of the mountain and looking down, the whole valley is in full view.
- 俯视，粼粼。Zài zhíshēngjī shàng fǔ shì, hǎimiàn bōguāng línlín.Looking down from the helicopter, the sea surface sparkled with rippling light.
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