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title: "Yangwang Meaning: 仰望 (yǎngwàng) Means “to look up at”"
description: "仰望 (yǎngwàng) means “to look up at”. Hear its tones, see what 仰 and 望 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yangwang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 仰望 mean?

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仰望 yǎngwàng

## to look up at

## It can also mean

- to look up to; to admire

## Its characters

1. 仰 yǎng to admire
2. 望 wàng to look

## In a sentence

我们躺在草地上仰望星空。 We lay on the grass looking up at the starry sky.

[More about 仰望](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BB%B0%E6%9C%9B)

## More words with 仰 or 望

- [绝望 juéwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juewang)
- [看望 kànwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kanwang)
- [渴望 kěwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kewang)
- [盼望 pànwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/panwang)
- [期望 qīwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiwang)
- [失望 shīwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shiwang)
- [望远镜 wàngyuǎnjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wangyuanjing)
- [信仰 xìnyǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xinyang)
- [希望 xīwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiwang)
- [有望 yǒuwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/youwang)

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