yǎng
Pinyin

Definition

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yǎng
  1. to face upward
  2. to look up
  3. to admire
  4. to rely on
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Yǎng
  1. surname Yang

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yǎng wàng
  1. 1 to look up at
  2. 2 to look up to sb hopefully
xìn yǎng
  1. 1 to believe in (a religion)
  2. 2 firm belief
  3. 3 conviction
yǎng tiān
  1. 1 to face upwards
  2. 2 to look up to the sky
yǎng mù
  1. 1 to admire
yǎng wò
  1. 1 to lie supine

Idioms (8)

久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
人仰马翻
rén yǎng mǎ fān
  1. 1 to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
  2. 2 in a pitiful state
  3. 3 in a complete mess
  4. 4 to roll (with laughter)
仰人鼻息
yǎng rén bí xī
  1. 1 to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
  1. 1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
四仰八叉
sì yǎng bā chā
  1. 1 sprawled out on one's back (idiom)

Sample Sentences

王总,久仰大名。这是我们的产品型录。
Wáng zǒng ,jiǔyǎngdàmíng 。zhèshì wǒmen de chǎnpǐn xínglù 。
Mr. Wang, I've heard so much about you. This is our catalog.
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王总别消遣我了!我完全是仰仗前辈的抬爱,往后也要请王总多多关照。
Wáng Zǒng bié xiāoqiǎn wǒ le !wǒ wánquán shì yǎngzhàng qiánbèi de táiài ,wǎnghòu yě yào qǐng Wáng Zǒng duōduō guānzhào 。
Please, don’t make sport of me, Mr Wang, it’s all due to cultivation of senior staff like you. I hope that you will continue to provide counsel to me in my future career.
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王总!久仰大名、久仰大名!
Wáng zǒng !jiǔyǎngdàmíng 、jiǔyǎngdàmíng !
Mr Wang! I’ve been looking forward to meeting you!
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正如你所想,得知这个消息后,澳洲夫妇要求代理孕母堕胎,而派塔拉蒙则因为自己的佛教信仰而拒绝了。生产后,澳洲夫妇将健康的女婴带回了澳洲抚养,而将患有唐氏症和先天性心脏病的小男孩盖米留在了泰国。
zhèngrú nǐ suǒ xiǎng ,dézhī zhè ge xiāoxi hòu ,Àozhōu fūfù yāoqiú dàilǐyùnmǔ duòtāi ,ér Pàitǎlāméng zé yīnwèi zìjǐ de fójiào xìnyǎng ér jùjué le 。shēngchǎn hòu ,Àozhōu fūfù jiāng jiànkāng de nǚ yīng dài huí le Àozhōu fǔyǎng ,ér jiāng huàn yǒu tángshìzhèng hé xiāntiānxìng xīnzàngbìng de xiǎo nánhái Gàimǐ liú zài le Tàiguó 。
As you might think, when they found out this information, the Australian couple asked her to have an abortion, but Pattaramon, because of her Buddhist faith, refused. After the birth, the Australian couple took the healthy child back to Australia to raise her and left the little boy Gammy with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease in Thailand.
最后得上得厅堂下得厨房,等我征服完全世界,还是得仰赖她照顾晚年啦。
zuìhòu děi shàng dé tīngtáng xiàdé chúfáng ,děng wǒ zhēngfú wán quánshìjiè ,háishì děi yǎnglài tā zhàogu wǎnnián la 。
And finally I want someone elegant enough to show off to guests, but also capable in the kitchen. After I've conquered the world, I have to rely on her to look after me in my old age.
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有点遗憾,但到现在为止,他的球迷数还是很多。这是一种信仰,虽然总有离开的一天,但精神犹在。
yǒudiǎnr yíhàn ,dàn dàoxiànzàiwéizhǐ ,tā de qiúmí shǔ háishì hěn duō 。zhè shì yīzhǒng xìnyǎng ,suīrán zǒng yǒu líkāi de yītiān ,dàn jīngshén yóu zài 。
It's a bit of a pity, but even now, he still has a lot of fans. It's a sort of belief, although one day you leave the game, you're still there in spirit.
好好好...哇原来阁下就是李剑客啊,久仰久仰。
hǎo hǎo hǎo ...wā yuánlái géxià jiùshì Lǐ jiànkè a ,jiǔyǎngjiǔyǎng 。
Fine... Wow, so you're Mr. Lee the Swordsman! Your reputation precedes you!
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下巴轻轻往上,不要用力往后仰,颈椎会受伤。
xiàba qīngqīng wǎngshàng ,bú yào yònglì wǎnghòu yǎng ,jǐngzhuī huì shòushāng 。
Try to push your chin up gently, but don't try to lean back too far, to prevent hurting your vertebrae.
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王经理您好,久仰久仰。
wáng jīnglǐ nínhǎo ,jiǔyǎng jiǔyǎng 。
Hello, Manager Wang. It's an honour to meet you at last.
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现在请大家进入烈士纪念馆参观。在这里大家可以阅读烈士们的生平事迹,瞻仰烈士的遗像遗物,看看烈士们的血衣和遗书,以及曾加在他们身上的那些惨无人道的刑具。
xiànzài qǐng dàjiā jìnrù lièshì jìniànguǎn cānguān 。zài zhèlǐ dàjiā kěyǐ yuèdú lièshìmen de shēngpíng shìjì ,zhānyǎng lièshì de yíxiàng yíwù ,kàn kan lièshìmen de xuèyī hé yíshū ,yǐjí céng jiā zài tāmen shēnshàng de nàxiē cǎnwúréndào de xíngjù 。
Now will everyone please enter the Martyr's Memorial. Here everyone can read about the lives of the martyrs, look at their portraits and see their blood stained clothing and writings. One can also see the inhumane instruments of torture used on them.