Hanzi

昂

to lift/to raise/to raise one's head/high/high spirits/soaring/expensive

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

áng, yàng

Bopomofo

ㄤˊ, ㄧㄤˋ

Jyutping

ngong4

Example sentences

昂揚 / 昂扬 ángyáng
決賽前，隊員們鬥志昂揚。
决赛前，队员们斗志昂扬。

Before the final, the team members were full of fighting spirit.

昂貴 / 昂贵 ángguì
這裡的物價非常昂貴。
这里的物价非常昂贵。

The cost of living here is very expensive.

相當 / 相当 xiāngdāng
這場音樂會的票價相當昂貴，但觀眾依然很多。
这场音乐会的票价相当昂贵，但观众依然很多。

The ticket prices for this concert are quite expensive, but there are still many audience members.

昂 áng
他昂著頭走進會場，沒有一點退縮。
他昂著头走进会场，没有一点退缩。

He walked into the venue with his head held high, showing no sign of shrinking back.

Example Vocabulary

昂揚

ang2'yang2

high-spirited; uplifted; full of energy

昂貴

ang2'gui4

expensive; costly

昂

ang2

to raise or lift; high; expensive; spirited or uplifted

昂山

昂昂

an2'gang2

昂然

ang2'ran2

昂首

ang2'shou3

卡昂

器宇軒昂

qi4'yu3'xuan1'ang2

塞拉利昂

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