俯瞰
fǔ kàn
Pinyin

Definition

俯瞰
 - 
fǔ kàn
  1. to overlook
  2. to look down from a height

Character Decomposition

Related Words (14)

俯瞰
fǔ kàn
  1. 1 to overlook
  2. 2 to look down from a height
俯卧撑
fǔ wò chēng
  1. 1 press-up (physical exercise)
  2. 2 push-up
俯视
fǔ shì
  1. 1 to overlook
  2. 2 to look down at
俯仰
fǔ yǎng
  1. 1 lowering and raising of the head
  2. 2 (fig.) small move
  3. 3 pitch (position angle)
俯卧
fǔ wò
  1. 1 to lie prone

Idioms (4)

俯拾皆是
fǔ shí jiē shì
  1. 1 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely common
  3. 3 easily available
俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
  1. 1 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
  2. 2 at sb's beck and call
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
  1. 1 to bow before (idiom)
  2. 2 to capitulate
与世俯仰
yǔ shì fǔ yǎng
  1. 1 to swim with the tide (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我任劳任怨做牛做马忍了多久了？还要忍啊！你看过办公室里的那片大玻璃窗吗？应该是我站在那儿俯瞰整个城市啊！为什么是那个没脑的花瓶？那明明该是我的办公室，我的玻璃窗啊！
wǒ rènláo rènyuàn zuòniú zuòmǎ rěn le duō jiǔ le ？hái yào rěn ā ！nǐ kàn guò bàngōngshì lǐ de nà piàn dà bōli chuāng ma ？yīnggāi shì wǒ zhàn zài nàr fǔkàn zhěnggè chéngshì ā ！wèishénme shì nàge méi náo de huāpíng ？nà míngmíng gāi shì wǒ de bàngōngshì ，wǒ de bōli chuāng ā ！
How long have I been working like a dog and putting up with everything they throw at me? And you want me to stick it out! Have you seen the large window in the office? It should be me standing there looking down on the whole city! Why is it that brainless bimbo? It should be my office and my window!
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