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体面 tǐmiàn

体面 tǐmiàn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 体面 tǐmiàn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tǐmiàn | ti3 mian4
English translation
dignity
face (as in "losing face")
honorable
creditable
pretty

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Traditional form

體面

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 体面 tǐmiàn

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Explanation

Simplified form of . The foundation ( běn ) of a person ( rén ) is their body ().

Positional decomposition

亻本

Number of Strokes

7
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 体面 tǐmiàn

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le 小姐 xiǎojie , zhè 体面 tǐmiàn 差使 chāi shǐ 就是 jiù shì de ? ”

If you'd married Miss Su, wouldn't that prestigious post be yours? "

为了 wèile 维护 wéihù dāng 老师 lǎoshī de 体面 tǐmiàn , shì kěn 自己 zìjǐ 打粥 de .

In order not to lose face , Mr. Xu would not fetch the gruel himself.

看上去 kàn shang qu tǐng 体面 tǐmiàn de .

She seems respectable enough.

世上 shì shàng yǒu 粉饰 fěn shì gòu 体面 tǐmiàn de bèn 主意 zhǔyi , zhēng yǒu 穿 chuān 得够体面的笨伯 bèn bó 一般 yībān .

There are well - dressed foolish ideas just as there are well - dressed fools.

祥子,多么 duōme 体面 tǐmiàn de 祥子, 变成 biàn chéng yòu shòu yòu zàng de 低等 dī děng 车夫 chē fū .

Xiangzi , formerly so neat, now thin and dirty, sank to the lowest category of rickshaw - pullers.

体面 tǐmiàn Decomposition

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 体面 tǐmiàn and their own compounds.

体面 tǐmiàn Compounds

See all 20 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 体面 tǐmiàn in their composition.

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