Vocabulary
위를 올려다보다
to look upward
Meaning
Expression 위를 올려다보다: to look upward.
Why this form?
위를 보다 — to look above: gaze direction without highlighting the upward movement.
쳐다보다 — to stare at, look at: often a sustained gaze at a person or thing.
Forms not to confuse
- 위를 보다
잠깐 위를 보세요. — Look up for a moment.
- 쳐다보다
왜 그렇게 쳐다봐요? — Why are you staring like that?
Examples
나는 얼른 뒤로 물러서서 위를 올려다본다. — I quickly step back and look up.
아이들은 하늘을 올려다봤어요. — The children looked up at the sky.