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面对 miànduì

面对 miànduì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 面对 miànduì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
miànduì | mian4 dui4
English translation
to confront
to face

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Traditional form

面對

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 面对 miànduì

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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
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

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我们 wǒmen 可以 kěyǐ Cóng liǎng 方面 fāngmiàn duì 人口 rénkǒu xiàn Jǐng 提出 tí chū 批评 pīpíng .

We can criticize the population trap on two major grounds.

海洋 hǎiyáng Zhōng de duǒ 浪花 làng huā 面对 miànduì 海洋能 yǒu 什么样 shén me yàng de 态度 tàidu ne ?

What attitude toward the sea can a spoondrift have?

duì 来说,面对 miànduì 穿 chuān Guò de hòu qiáng shì 一种 yī zhǒng 从未有过 de 经历 jīnglì .

It was a new experience for me to confront an impenetrable wall.

面对 miànduì 人行道 rén xíng dào yǒu 一些 yī xiē 漂亮 piàoliang de 维多利亚 Wéi duō lì yà 时代 Shídài de 房子 fáng zi

There are some delightful Victorian houses fronting onto the pavement.

克里斯蒂面对 miànduì 记者 jìzhě 显得 xiǎnde 镇定自若

Christie looked relaxed and calm as he faced the press.

面对 miànduì Decomposition

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面对 miànduì Compounds

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

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