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当面 dāngmiàn

当面 dāngmiàn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 当面 dāngmiàn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dāngmiàn | dang1 mian4
English translation
to sb's face
in sb's presence

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Traditional form

當面

Part of speech

Location word / 方位词 fāng wèi cí Fāngwèi cí
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Etymology of 当面 dāngmiàn

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dāng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Tián represents the meaning and Shàng represents the sound. The contribution of the Tián (field) component to the meaning is unclear. The simplified character dāng was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character dāng .

Positional decomposition

⺌彐

Number of Strokes

6
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 当面 dāngmiàn

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可以 kěyǐ gēn 你们 nǐ men de Jīn 布尔巡官当面 dāngmiàn 交谈 jiāo tán

I can deal direct with your Inspector Kimble.

这是两人首次 shǒu cì 当面 dāngmiàn 会晤 huìwù

It was the first face-to-face meeting between the two men.

决定 juédìng 自己 zìjǐ 了解 liǎojiě de 事实 shìshí 凯瑟琳 Kǎi sè lín 当面 dāngmiàn 对证 duì zhèng

She had decided to confront Kathryn with what she had learnt.

当面 dāngmiàn Decomposition

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当面 dāngmiàn Compounds

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  • dāng
    • dàng , dǎng , dāng , dāng , dāng , dāng , dàng
  • miàn
    • miǎn , miǎn , , miǎn , miàn , miǎn , miǎn , miǎn , miàn , mián , , , , miǎn , , , miǎn , , , miàn
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