- 信仰 xìnyǎng faitha firm belief or conviction held as a guide for one's conduct
- 仰望 yǎngwàng to look up atto raise one's head and look upward toward the sky or a high place
- 久仰 jiǔyǎng pleased to meet youA polite expression used when meeting someone for the first time, meaning "I have long looked forward to meeting you."
- 仰慕 yǎngmù to admireto admire; to look up to with adoration and respect
- 仰卧 yǎngwò to lie supine; supinationto lie on one's back with the face upward
- 敬仰 jìngyǎng to revereto revere; to venerate; to look up to with great respect
- 仰头 yǎngtóu to raise one's headto raise one's head; to face upward
- 仰天 yǎngtiān to look up at the skyto look up at the sky; to face upwards
- 仰视 yǎngshì to look upto look up at something; to tilt one's head back to see
- 瞻仰 zhānyǎng to gaze upon with reverenceTo look at or visit a person, monument, or place with deep respect
- 仰卧起坐 yǎngwòqǐzuò sit-upA physical exercise where one lies on their back and then sits up repeatedly.
- 仰面 yǎngmiàn to face upwardto have one's face looking up; face upward
- 仰泳 yǎngyǒng backstrokea swimming stroke performed on the back, or the competitive sport involving this stroke
- 景仰 jǐngyǎng to admireto respect and admire; to revere or look up to
- 仰光 yǎngguāng YangonYangon; the largest city and commercial center of Myanmar, formerly known as Rangoon and served as the capital until 2006
- 仰仗 yǎngzhàng to rely onto rely on; to depend on someone for support or assistance
- 仰首 yǎngshǒu to raise one's headto raise one's head; to look upward
- 俯仰 fǔyǎng to lower and raise the headTo look down and look up; the physical action of bending and lifting the head.
- 人仰马翻 rényǎngmǎfān utterly defeatedsuffer a crushing defeat; in a pitiful state or a complete mess
- 仰天大笑 yǎngtiāndàxiào to laugh sardonicallyTo look up at the sky and laugh loudly and heartily; to laugh with wild abandon or derision.
- 前仰后合 qiányǎnghòuhé to rock back and forthto sway or rock back and forth; typically used to describe a person who is laughing uncontrollably, very drunk, or extremely sleepy
- 仰角 yǎngjiǎo angle of elevationThe angle formed between a horizontal line and a line of sight directed upward toward an object
- 仰赖 yǎnglài to rely onto depend on or look to someone for support or assistance
- 高山仰止 gāoshānyǎngzhǐ to admire great virtueTo look up to someone of high moral character with awe and admiration; refers to a person of awesome virtue. From a line in the [[诗经|詩經|shi1 jing1]] that means "the high mountain is looked up to; the great road is followed"
- 仰韶文化 yǎngsháowénhuà Yangshao cultureYangshao culture; a major Neolithic culture (c. 5000–3000 BC) along the Yellow River in China, characterized by painted pottery and millet farming. Also called [[彩陶文化|彩陶文化|cai3 tao2 wen2 hua4]].
- 信仰者 xìnyǎngzhě believera person who holds a specific religious belief or follows a particular ideology
- 久仰大名 jiǔyǎngdàmíng honored to finally meet youI have heard of your great reputation for a long time; a polite phrase used when meeting someone for the first time
- 前俯后仰 qiánfǔhòuyǎng to rock back and forthto rock one's body backward and forward; to be doubled over or convulsed, especially with laughter
- 四仰八叉 sìyǎngbāchā to lie sprawling(idiom) to be sprawled out on one's back with limbs extended; often used in Beijing dialect
- 仰人鼻息 yǎngrénbíxī to be at someone's beck and call(idiom) to rely on others for the very air one breathes; to be slavishly dependent on others or forced to act according to their whims
- 崇仰 chóngyǎng to revereto admire and revere; to worship or look up to
- 仰止 yǎngzhǐ admiration(literary) to admire; to look up to someone with great respect; yearning
- 钦仰 qīnyǎng to admire and respectto admire and respect someone greatly; to look up to with esteem
- 俯仰之间 fǔyǎngzhījiān in a flashin the time it takes to lower and then raise one's head; describes a very short period of time
- 仰八叉 yǎngbachā flat on one's backTo fall flat on one's back with limbs spread out; also refers generally to the posture of lying on one's back.
- 俯仰无愧 fǔyǎngwúkuì to have a clear conscienceto have nothing to be ashamed of; to have a clear conscience toward heaven and other people. Derived from a passage in Mencius regarding being without shame looking up at heaven or down at men.
- 仰食 yǎngshí to spongeto rely on others for a living; to be unable to support oneself
- 偃仰 yǎnyǎng to move up and down(literary) to look up and down; to move or act in a certain way
- 仰不愧天 yǎngbùkuìtiān to have a clear conscienceto have nothing to feel ashamed of before God or heaven; to have a clear conscience regarding one's actions. Often paired with [[俯不怍于人|俯不怍於人|fu3 bu4 zuo4 yu2 ren2]] to describe a person of complete integrity.
- 俯仰由人 fǔyǎngyóurén at someone's beck and callDescribes someone whose every move is controlled or dictated by others; literally, to bow or look up as someone else commands.
- 仰卧式 yǎngwòshì supine stylea style or position involving lying on one's back, used in sports (such as high jump) or medicine
- 仰攀 yǎngpān to climb upTo climb upward toward a high place
- 仰息 yǎngxī to be dependent on others(literary) to depend on the pleasure or whims of others; to rely on someone else for a living; to be at someone's beck and call
- 笑不可仰 xiàobùkěyǎng to double up with laughterto double up with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter
- 渴仰 kěyǎng to admire greatlyto look up to someone with deep respect or longing; to greatly admire
- 马仰人翻 mǎyǎngrénfān thrown into confusionthrown into confusion; used to describe being utterly defeated in battle or a state of extreme chaos and disorder
- 与世俯仰 yǔshìfǔyǎng to swim with the tide(idiom) to go along with the crowd; to follow the trend without any opinions of one's own
- 与世偃仰 yǔshìyǎnyǎng to drift with the tideto follow the trends or customs of the world without having independent thoughts or opinions of one's own; to drift with the current
- 仰不愧于天,俯不怍于人 yǎngbùkuìyútiānfǔbùzuòyúrén clear conscienceto have a clear conscience; to feel no shame before heaven or fellow man
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