Meaning
high; raise (head); high; soaring; raise; lift
Chinese: 抬高，也表示情绪高涨。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ang” becomes a different word in each tone. 昂 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 昂贵áng guìexpensive; costly
- 高昂gāo ángto hold (one's head) high; expensive; high (spirits etc)
- 昂然áng ránupright and unafraid
- 昂首áng shǒuhead high; in high spirits; to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse)
- 低昂dī ángups and down; rise and fall
Example Sentence
运动员们昂首挺胸地走进了赛场。Yùn dòng yuán men áng shǒu tǐng xiōng de zǒu jìn le sài chǎng.The athletes walked into the arena with their heads held high.
运动员Yùn dòng yuánathlete们men(plural marker)昂首挺胸áng shǒu tǐng xiōngin fine mettle (of animal)地de(adverb marker)走进zǒu jìnto enter了le(completed action)赛场sài chǎngracetrack。