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面 miàn

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面 miàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
miàn | mian4
English translation
face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
variant of 麵 miàn
>面 miàn [miàn]
flour
noodles
face; surface, side; plane, dimension

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About 面 miàn

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Number of strokes

9

Radical frequency

66

Traditional form

面 miàn

Contains the radical

面 miàn

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A person's face

Etymology of 面 miàn

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

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Explanation

Pictograph of the outline of a face, with an eye (目 mù ) in the middle. In simplified Chinese 面 miàn is also used to mean "noodles", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 麵 miàn .

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Example sentences using 面 miàn

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酸 suān 把 bǎ 银器 yín qì 的 de 表面 biǎomiàn 腐蚀 fǔshí 了 le .

Acid had pitted the surface of the silver.

月亮 yuèliang 从 Cóng 云 yún 后面 hòumian 钻 zuàn 出来 chū lái ,照出了 le 那 Nā 苍白 cāngbái 的 de 面孔 miàn kǒng .

The moon drifted from behind the clouds and exposed the paled face.

上述 shàng shù 浆膜 jiāng mó 表面 biǎomiàn 的 de 粘连 nián lián 亦 yì 非 Fēi 少见 shǎo jiàn .

Adhesions involving the aforementioned serous surfaces are not uncommon.

山峰 shān fēng 赫然 hè rán 耸 sǒng 现在 xiànzài 我们 wǒmen 面前 miàn qián .

The peak loomed up before us.

一面 yī miàn 破 pò 旗 qí 挂 guà 在 zài 烧毀 的 de 建筑物 jiàn zhù wù 房顶 fáng dǐng 上 shǎng .

A tattered flag hung from the roof of the burnt - out building.

Words with 面 miàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
方面 fāngmiàn respect方面 fāngmiàn
里面 lǐ miàn inside裡面
面 miàn face面 miàn
外面 wài miàn outside外面 wài miàn
上面 shàng miàn on top of上面 shàng miàn
面对 miànduì to confront面對
后面 hòumian rear後面
下面 xià miàn below下面 xià miàn
全面 quánmiàn all-around全面 quánmiàn
见面 jiànmiàn to meet見面
前面 qiánmiàn ahead前面 qiánmiàn
面前 miàn qián facing面前 miàn qián
面积 miànjī surface area面積
面临 miànlín to face sth面臨
一面 yī miàn one side一面 yī miàn
表面 biǎomiàn surface表面 biǎomiàn
面包 miànbāo bread麵包
地面 dì miàn floor地面 dì miàn
局面 júmiàn aspect局面 júmiàn
画面 huà miàn scene畫面
面试 miàn shì interview面試
一方面 yī fāng miàn on the one hand一方面 yī fāng miàn
另一方面 lìng yī fāng miàn on the other hand另一方面 lìng yī fāng miàn
对面 duìmiàn (sitting) opposite對面
场面 chǎngmiàn scene場面

面 miàn Decomposition & Compounds

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面 miàn Compounds

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  • 面 miàn
    • 缅 miǎn , 腼 miǎn , 靥 yè , 湎 miǎn , 麺 miàn , 愐 miǎn , 偭 miǎn , 勔 miǎn , 糆 miàn , 蝒 mián , 喕, 奤, 媔, 緬 miǎn , 蠠, 靤, 靦 miǎn , 靧, 靨, 麵 miàn
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