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书面 shūmiàn

书面 shūmiàn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 书面 shūmiàn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shūmiàn | shu1 mian4
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Traditional form

書面

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 书面 shūmiàn

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Shū

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of shū . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and zhě represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

⿻? shù

Number of Strokes

4
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 书面 shūmiàn

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zhè 本书面向 miàn xiàng 一般 yībān 读者 dú zhě ér Fēi 学生 xuésheng

This book is intended for the general reader rather than the student.

qǐng 书面 shūmiàn 确认 quèrèn 接受 jiēshòu 这项提议 tíyì

Please confirm your acceptance of this offer in writing.

yāo 几份书面 shūmiàn 报价 bào jià ,仔细 zǐxì 查对 chá duì 费用 fèi yòng Zhōng 包含 bāohán de 内容 nèiróng .

Get several written quotations and check exactly what's included in the cost.

必须 bìxū 准备 zhǔnbèi 一份书面报告

A written submission has to be prepared.

陪审团 péi shěn tuán 听取 tīng qǔ le 长达 cháng dá 200 de 书面 shūmiàn 证词 zhèng cí

The jury heard 200 pages of depositions.

书面 shūmiàn Decomposition

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书面 shūmiàn Compounds

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

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