Definition & Meaning

1.face; features

2.appearance; look

Word usage

miàn mù

面 目

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1
n.face; features
- qīng xiù de miàn mù
  清秀的面目
  delicate look
- méi yǒu miàn mù qù jiàn jiāng dōng fù lǎo
  没有面目去见江东父老
  feel ashamed to face the people in one's hometown
- yán jùn de miàn mù
  严峻的面目
  stern in visage
synonym
miàn mào面貌 miàn kǒng面孔 liǎn páng脸庞 miàn róng面容 róng mào容貌 liǎn kǒng脸孔 yí biǎo仪表 xiàng mào相貌 zuǐ liǎn嘴脸 miàn páng面庞 liǎn dàn脸蛋
2
n.appearance; look
- lù chū yuán lái miàn mù
  露出原来面目
  show one's true colour
- huī fù lì shǐ de zhēn shí miàn mù
  恢复历史的真实面目
  restore the historical truth
- xiǎn chū zhēn miàn mù
  显出真面目
  show one's true colour

Word usage

Note
"面貌" and "面目" are different from "面容". "面容" specificly means "the health or mental state showed on the face"; "面貌" and "面目" specificly means "the inherent facial features".

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