mian4-noodle

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mian4-noodle

miàn

noodle



  • face
  • surface; top
  • aspect; side
  • range; scope; extent
  • side
  • face (a certain direction)
  • directly; personally
  • used in flat objects

miàn-duì
面对

v.

face; confront

miàn-jī
面积

n.

area

miàn-mào
面貌

n.

appearance (of people or thing); face

miàn-qián
面前

n.

in front of; in the face of

miàn-róng
面容

n.

face; facial features

miàn-shú
面熟

adj.

look familiar

miàn-tán
面谈

v.

speak to sb. face to face

miàn-xiàng
面向

v.

turn one’s face to; face / be geared to the needs of

biǎo-miàn
表面

n.

surface; outside; appearance; superficial

dāng-miàn
当面

v.

to sb’s face; in sb’s present

fēng-miàn
封面

n.

front cover

miàn-hóng-ěr-chì
面红耳赤
blush up to the ears

miàn-miàn-jù-yuán
面面俱圆
cover everything; attend to all aspects of a matter

miàn-rú-tǔ-sè
面如土色
tallow-faced; turn pale

Usage 用法

face

Tā zǒng-shì miàn-dài-wēi-xiào.
她总是面带微笑。
There is always a gentle smile on her face.

surface; top

Zhuō-zi miànr-shang yǒu hěn duō huī-chén.
桌子面儿上有很多灰尘。
There is a lot of dust on the top of the table.

aspect; side

Kàn wèn-tí bù néng zhǐ kàn yí miàn.
看问题不能只看一面。
We can’t only look at one side of the question.

range; scope; extent

Tā-de zhī-shi-miàn hěn guǎng.
他的知识面很广。
He has had a wide range of knowledge.

arise; happen

Wǒ jiā de dōng-běi miàn shì yì suǒ xué-xiào.
我家的东北面是一所学校。
On the northeast side of my house is a school.

face (a certain direction)

Zhè suǒ fáng-zi miàn-nán-xiàng-běi.
这所房子面南向北。
The house faces south, with it’s back to the north.

directly; personally

Zhè fēng xìn qǐng nǐ yí-dìng yào miàn-jiāo gěi tā.
这封信请你一定要面交给他。
You must hand this letter to him personally.

used in flat objects

Hú-shuǐ jìng-de xiàng yí miàn jìng-zi.
湖水平得像一面镜子。
The surface of the lake is as flat as a mirror.