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对面 duìmiàn

对面 duìmiàn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 对面 duìmiàn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
duìmiàn | dui4 mian4
English translation
(sitting) opposite
across (the street)
directly in front
to be face to face

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Traditional form

對面

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 对面 duìmiàn

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duì

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of duì . Origin unclear. Appears to be a hand using some sort of tool, possibly a rake or a hoe.

Positional decomposition

又寸

Number of Strokes

5
miàn

Type

pictographic

Explanation

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

Positional decomposition

⿱??

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 对面 duìmiàn

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西班牙 Xī bān yá 领事馆 lǐngshìguǎn shì 银行 yínháng 对面 duìmiàn de 那栋高大 gāo dà de 白色 bái sè 建筑物 jiàn zhù wù .

The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.

shì zǒu dào jiē 对面 duìmiàn 然后 ránhòu wǎng Dōng 或者 huòzhě 往西 zhuǎn ?

Is it across the street then turn east or west?

插图 chā tú zài 10对面 duìmiàn .

The picture faces page

zài jiē de 对面 duìmiàn 大声 dà shēng jiào .

She bawled to me across the street.

落日 luò rì 已经 yǐjīng 对面 duìmiàn 屋子 wūzi de 窗子 chuāng zi 上部 shàng bù rǎn Chéng le Jīn 红色 hóng sè .

The sunset had smitten into scarlet gold the upper windows of the houses opposite.

对面 duìmiàn Decomposition

See the 2 Chinese characters that make up 对面 duìmiàn and their own compounds.

对面 duìmiàn Compounds

See all 22 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 对面 duìmiàn in their composition.

  • duì
  • miàn
    • miǎn , miǎn , , miǎn , miàn , miǎn , miǎn , miǎn , miàn , mián , , , , miǎn , , , miǎn , , , miàn
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