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表面 biǎomiàn

表面 biǎomiàn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 表面 biǎomiàn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
biǎomiàn | biao3 mian4
English translation
surface
face
outside
appearance

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Traditional form

表面 biǎomiàn

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 表面 biǎomiàn

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biǎo

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts clothes () made from fur ( Máo ), typically the outermost layer of clothing. In simplified Chinese biǎo is also used to mean "wristwatch", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character biǎo .

Positional decomposition

毛衣 máo yī

Number of Strokes

8
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

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Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 表面 biǎomiàn

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suān 银器 yín qì de 表面 biǎomiàn 腐蚀 fǔshí le .

Acid had pitted the surface of the silver.

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

Adhesions involving the aforementioned serous surfaces are not uncommon.

有些 yǒu xiē 唾液 tuò yè suān 位于 wèiyú 溶酶 de wài 表面 biǎomiàn .

Some sialic acid is on the external surface of lysosomes.

zài 表面 biǎomiàn shǎng 薄薄的 céng 胶水 jiāoshuǐ .

Apply a thin coating of glue to the surface.

表面 biǎomiàn shǎng , de 任职 rèn zhí wéi 东帝汶 Dōng dì wèn 带来 dài lái le 稳定 wěndìng .

On the surface, it has succeeded in bringing stability.

表面 biǎomiàn Decomposition

See the 2 Chinese characters that make up 表面 biǎomiàn and their own compounds.

表面 biǎomiàn Compounds

See all 26 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 表面 biǎomiàn in their composition.

  • biǎo
    • biǎo , biǎo , biǎo , biāo , , biǎo
  • miàn
    • miǎn , miǎn , , miǎn , miàn , miǎn , miǎn , miǎn , miàn , mián , , , , miǎn , , , miǎn , , , miàn
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