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面
Mandarin: mian4
Definitions
  1. 1 face
  2. 2 side
  3. 3 surface
  4. 4 aspect
  5. 5 top
  6. 6 classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
  7. 7 dimension
  8. 8 on one side
  9. 9 to face
  10. 10 superficial
  11. 11 personally
  12. 12 façade
  13. 13 extent
  14. 14 range
  15. 15 scale
  16. 16 scope
  17. 17 to meet
  18. 18 to confront
  19. 19 directly
  20. 20 one's face
  21. 21 respect
  22. 22 reputation
  23. 23 honour
  24. 24 # adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
面
face
Words containing 面
冇面俾
to describe not to favor somebody, even though the two people may share a good,
劃花口面
to scratch a mark on one's face
市面上
on the market
面具
a mask
獨當一面
take charge of department or locality
面部表情
facial expression
西口西面
used to describe women who have an impolite look: this is a euphemism for the pr
洗面盆
wash hand basin [Syn.] 盥洗盆 , 洗手面盆 , 洗手盆
橫切面
cross-section
食碗面，反碗底
to return one's kindess with ingratitude and betrayal
賞面子
do one the honor (of coming to his party)
面大
literally: big face; reputable or influential in social standing
面珠墩
face; cheeks (spoken)
四面楚歌
besieged on all sides; to be utterly isolated
鋪面
surfacing; paving; cover a surface with some material
走精面
taking an unauthorised shortcut (spoken)
顏面掃地
great loss of face
贏面
chances of winning (spoken)
面對面
face-to-face
在下面
underneath
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