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  • 1

    adv.personally; directly; face-to-face

    • miàn yù

      order directly

    • miàn tán

      consult personally

    • miàn qià

      take up a matter with somebody personally

  • 2

    n.surface; top

    • lù miàn

      road surface

    • zhuō miàn

      table top

    • biǎo miàn

      surface

  • 3

    measure word(used after positional nouns)

    • shàng miàn

      top

    • qián miàn

      front

    • xià miàn

      down

  • 4

    n.(wheat) flour

    • róu miàn

      make dough

    • yù mǐ miàn

      玉米

      maize flour

    • bái miàn

      wheat flour

  • 5

    n.noodle

    • lā miàn

      ramen

    • chǎo miàn

      fried noodles

    • miàn tiáo

      noodles

  • 6

    n.face; front part of the head

    • tā miàn dài wēi xiào

      微笑

      He smiled.

    • nǚ hái miàn lù kǔ sè

      女孩苦涩

      The girl's face was bitter.

    • lǎo shī miàn lù nán sè

      老师难色

      The teacher looked puzzled.

  • 7

    n.side; aspect; part

    • fāng miàn

      side

    • piàn miàn

      unilateral

    • miàn miàn jù dào

      attend to each and every aspect of a matter

  • 8

    v.face (a certain direction); towards

    • zhè suǒ fáng zi miàn cháo nán

      房子

      The house faces south.

    • wǒ jiā dà mén miàn cháo nán

      大门

      The front of my house faces south.

    • zhè shàn chuāng hu miàn cháo dà hǎi

      窗户大海

      The window looks on the sea.

  • 9

    n.surface; figure formed by moving a line, having length and breadth, but no thickness

    • miàn jī

      surface area

  • 10

    measure word(used for objects with large flat surfaces)

    • yī miàn luó

      a gong

  • 11

    n.powder

    • fěn bǐ miàn

      粉笔

      chalk dust

    • yào miàn

      medicinal powder

  • 12

    adj.dialsoft and mealy; soft and floury

    • zhè píng guǒ tài miàn yī diǎn r yě bù cuì

      苹果一点儿

      This apple is too soft and not crispy at all.

  • 13

    n.outside; cover

    • mián ǎo miàn

      棉袄

      the outside of a cotton-padded jacket

    • xié miàn

      instep

    antonym
  • 14

    measure word(used for occasions on which two or more people have met)

    • jiàn guò yī miàn

      met once

Words and phrases with 面

Word usage

  • "面" is often matched with measure word "碗"or"根".
    • one bowl of noodles

    • one noodle

Similar-form characters to 面