zhèng miàn
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  • 1

    n.(as compared with "flank") front; frontage

    • cóng zhèng miàn jìn gōng

      正面进攻

      attack from front

    • zhèng miàn ǒu yù

      正面偶遇

      come face to face with somebody

    • zhèng miàn chōng tū

      正面冲突

      head-on confrontation

  • 2

    n.obverse side; right side

    • chāo piào zhèng miàn

      钞票正面

      face of a banknote

    • yī fu de zhèng miàn

      衣服正面

      right side of cloth

    • pí de zhèng miàn

      正面

      the grain side of leather

  • 3

    n.(as opposed to "negative") positive

    • zhèng miàn jiào yù

      正面教育

      positive education

  • 4

    n.obvious side (of events, issues, etc.)

    • xiàn xiàng bù dàn yào kàn zhèng miàn hái yào kàn tā de fǎn miàn

      现象正面反面

      We must look at both sides of the phenomenon.

  • 5

    adv.directly; openly; straightforwardly

    • zhèng miàn tí chū yì jiàn

      正面提出意见

      raise problem directly

    • zhèng miàn dá fù

      正面答复

      direct response