How to say “tilt one's head back” in Chinese
tilt one's head back; face up
“Tilt one's head back” in Chinese is 仰, yǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
仰 is read yǎng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”. The right part is the same as in 迎 yíng and 昂 áng.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “仰”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 仰. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他仰着头看星星tāyǎngzhetóukànxīngxingHe's looking at the stars with his head tilted back.
- 他仰着头望着天空tāyǎngzhetóuwàngzhetiānkōngHead tilted back, he's gazing at the sky.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Squat down and turn around”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “tilt one's head back” in Chinese?
“Tilt one's head back” in Chinese is 仰, pinyin yǎng.
What does 仰 mean?
仰 (yǎng) means “tilt one's head back; face up”.
How do you write 仰?
仰 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 仰?
仰 is read yǎng. Tones: yǎng — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“tilt one's head back” in the lesson “Squat down and turn around”
This word is from the topic “Body movement” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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