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  • 1

    v.have a bird's-eye view of something; get an aerial view

    • nǐ kě yǐ zài tǎ shang niǎo kàn zhěng gè chéng shì

      可以鸟瞰整个城市

      You can have a bird's-eye view of the whole city from this tower.

    • dēng shang xī shān kě yǐ niǎo kàn jīng chéng

      西山可以鸟瞰京城

      From the top of the Western Hills, one can get a bird's-eye view of the whole city of Beijing.

    • tiān kōng niǎo kàn de zhào piàn xiǎn shì xíng xīng biǎo miàn yǒu yī chǔ qiǎn qiǎn de āo xiàn

      天空鸟瞰照片显示行星表面浅浅凹陷

      From the air, the photos show a shallow depression on the planet's surface.

  • 2

    v.overview; general survey; overall idea; bird's-eye view

    • niǎo kàn gǔ dài shǐ

      鸟瞰古代史

      a general survey of ancient history