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Chinese dictionary
- 1
adv.personally; directly; face-to-face
面谕
order directly
面谈
consult personally
面洽
take up a matter with somebody personally
- 2
n.surface; top
路面
road surface
桌面
table top
表面
surface
- 3
measure word(used after positional nouns)
上面
top
前面
front
下面
down
- 4
n.(wheat) flour
揉面
make dough
玉米面
maize flour
白面
wheat flour
- 5
n.noodle
拉面
ramen
炒面
fried noodles
面条
noodles
- 6
n.face; front part of the head
他面带微笑。
He smiled.
女孩面露苦涩。
The girl's face was bitter.
老师面露难色。
The teacher looked puzzled.
- 7
n.side; aspect; part
方面
side
片面
unilateral
面面俱到
attend to each and every aspect of a matter
- 8
v.face (a certain direction); towards
这所房子面朝南。
The house faces south.
我家大门面朝南。
The front of my house faces south.
这扇窗户面朝大海。
The window looks on the sea.
- 9
n.surface; figure formed by moving a line, having length and breadth, but no thickness
面积
surface area
- 10
measure word(used for objects with large flat surfaces)
一面锣
a gong
- 11
n.powder
粉笔面
chalk dust
药面
medicinal powder
- 12
adj.dialsoft and mealy; soft and floury
这苹果太面，一点儿也不脆。
This apple is too soft and not crispy at all.
- 13
n.outside; cover
棉袄面
the outside of a cotton-padded jacket
鞋面
instep
antonym
- 14
measure word(used for occasions on which two or more people have met)
见过一面
met once
Words and phrases with 面
- 面条[word]noodles
- 面交[word]deliver/present personally
- 面谈[word]speak to somebody face to face
- 面对现实[word]be realistic
- 面积[word]area
- 面部[word]face
- 面神经[word]facial nerve
- 面貌[word]face; look
- 面市[word]put on sale
- 面面相觑[idiom]gaze at each other in speechless despair
- 面目全非[idiom]be changed beyond recognition
- 面面俱到[idiom]attend to each and every aspect of a matter
- 面不改色[idiom]keep one's countenance
- 面目可憎[idiom]repulsive in appearance
- 面红耳赤[idiom]be flushed
- 面无表情[idiom]expressionless
- 面目狰狞[idiom]ferocious features
- 面有难色[idiom]show signs of reluctance/disinclination
Word usage
- common measure word"面" is often matched with measure word "碗"or"根".
一碗面
one bowl of noodles
一根面
one noodle