kāi liǎn

开 脸

Level:

SW HSK 3

ReadWriteQuiz

1
v.dated(of a girl at the time of getting married) change the hair style, clear off the fine hair on the face and neck and trim the hair on the temples
- kāi liǎn shì gǔ shí nǚ zǐ chū jià qián bì zuò de shì qing
  开脸是古时女子出嫁前必做的事情。
  Girls in ancient China shall change the hair style, clear off the fine hair on the face and neck and trim the hair on the temples before they get married.
2
v.carve the face of a statue
- jiē xià lái jiù yào gěi zhè gè diāo xiàng kāi liǎn le
  接下来就要给这个雕像开脸了。
  Next, the sculptor is going to carve the face of the statue.

Separable word
"开" and "脸" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他又送房又送车，你这没进门就开了脸。
  Since he gave you a house and a car, you were paid a very nice compliment before marriage.

开脸