紧绷 緊繃 jǐn bēng to stretch taut / (of muscles etc) taut / strained / tense 绷着脸 繃著臉 běng zhe liǎn to have a taut face / to pull a long face / to look displeased 鬼脸 鬼臉 guǐ liǎn wry face / to grimace / to pull a face / comic face / face mask / devil mask 狭路相逢 狹路相逢 xiá lù xiāng féng lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom) / fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face syn 咬唇妆 咬唇妝 yǎo chún zhuāng bitten-lips look (darker lipstick applied on the inner part of the lips, and lighter on the outer part) 香肠嘴 香腸嘴 xiāng cháng zuǐ swollen lips / overly plump lips 绷 繃 běng to have a taut face syn 迎 yíng to welcome / to meet / to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties) / to meet face to face syn 美颜 美顏 měi yán to beautify sb's face (with cosmetics etc) / to retouch a photo to make sb look more beautiful / beautiful face / beautified face 口吻 kǒu wěn tone of voice / connotation in intonation / accent (regional etc) / snout / muzzle / lips / protruding portion of an animal's face syn 磨破嘴皮子 mó pò zuǐ pí zi to wear out one's lips (idiom) / to talk until one is blue in the face / to repeat again and again 绷紧 繃緊 bēng jǐn to stretch taut 绷 繃 bēng to draw tight / to stretch taut / to tack (with thread or pin) / (bound form) embroidery hoop / (bound form) woven bed mat syn 觩 qiú bent upwards / taut 撑开 撐開 chēng kāi to stretch taut / to open (an umbrella) / to hold (a bag etc) open / to prop open 面议 面議 miàn yì to bargain face-to-face / to negotiate directly syn 对面 對面 duì miàn (sitting) opposite / across (the street) / directly in front / to be face to face syn 面对面 面對面 miàn duì miàn face to face syn 正视 正視 zhèng shì to face squarely / to meet head on / to face up to syn 洗脸 洗臉 xǐ liǎn to wash the face / to wash your face 面谈 面談 miàn tán face-to-face meeting / an interview syn 扑面 撲面 pū miàn lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils syn 面授 miàn shòu to teach face to face / to instruct in person 零距离 零距離 líng jù lí zero distance / face-to-face 相向 xiāng xiàng facing one another / face-to-face syn 照面 zhào miàn to meet face-to-face syn 迎头 迎頭 yíng tóu to meet head-on / face-to-face / directly syn 娃娃脸 娃娃臉 wá wa liǎn baby face / doll face 白脸 白臉 bái liǎn white face / face painting in Beijing opera etc 对谈 對談 duì tán to talk with sb (face to face) / discussion / talk / chat 笑逐颜开 笑逐顏開 xiào zhú yán kāi smile spread across the face (idiom) / beaming with pleasure / all smiles / joy written across one's face syn 逢迎 féng yíng to fawn on / to ingratiate oneself / (literary) to meet face to face syn 面巾 miàn jīn face flannel or towel / shroud (over the face of a corpse) 死要面子 sǐ yào miàn zi to regard face as all-important / to consider loss of face unthinkable 晤谈 晤談 wù tán to speak face to face / meeting / interview syn 面授机宜 面授機宜 miàn shòu jī yí (idiom) to brief sb in person on the line of action to pursue / to advise face-to-face on how to deal with the present situation 觌 覿 dí face to face 对视 對視 duì shì to look face to face syn 对酌 對酌 duì zhuó to sit face-to-face and drink 打嘴 dǎ zuǐ to slap sb's face / to slap one's own face / fig. to fail to live up to a boast 捂住脸 摀住臉 wǔ zhù liǎn to cover the face / to bury one's face in one's hands 扑面而来 撲面而來 pū miàn ér lái lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils 板脸 板臉 bǎn liǎn to put on a straight, stern or blank face / to put on a poker face syn 脸盘儿 臉盤兒 liǎn pán r face / contour of face syn 临死不怯 臨死不怯 lín sǐ bù qiè equanimity in the face of death / to face dangers with assurance 薄面 bó miàn my meager sensibilities / blushing face / please do it for my sake (i.e. to save my face)(humble) 面交 miàn jiāo to deliver personally / to hand over face-to-face syn 面叙 面敘 miàn xù to talk face-to-face 非面对面交易 非面對面交易 non-face-to-face transactions 保全面子的办法 保全面子的辦法 face-saving device / face-saver 仇人相见，分外眼红 仇人相見，分外眼紅 chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom) 文面 wén miàn to tattoo the face / face tattoo / to brand (ancient punishment) 臭脸 臭臉 chòu liǎn sour face / scowling face / CL:張|张[zhang1],副[fu4] 当面锣，对面鼓 當面鑼，對面鼓 dāng miàn luó , duì miàn gǔ lit. gong facing gong, drum opposite drum (idiom) / fig. to come together to thrash out the issue face to face 面见 面見 miàn jiàn to meet face to face / to meet in person 踹共 chuài gòng (Tw) (neologism c. 2010) to speak one's mind directly (face to face with the person with whom one has an issue) (from Taiwanese 出來講, Tai-lo pr. [tshut-lâi kóng], with "tshut-lâi" pronounced in contracted form as "tshòai") 嘴里 嘴裡 zuǐ lǐ mouth / in the mouth / on one's lips / speech / words 五官 wǔ guān five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳) / facial features 封口 fēng kǒu to close up / to heal (of wound) / to keep one's lips sealed 闭合 閉合 bì hé to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator, the walls of a channel) / to close by connecting in a loop (like a circuit) / closed-loop syn 唇舌 chún shé argument / words / lips and tongue syn 传诵 傳誦 chuán sòng widely known / on everyone's lips syn 嘴皮子 zuǐ pí zi lit. lips / fig. glib talk syn 努嘴 nǔ zuǐ to pout / to stick out one's lips syn 吧嗒 bā da (onom.) patter, splatter, click / to smack one's lips / to pull (on a pipe) syn 唇齿相依 唇齒相依 chún chǐ xiāng yī lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom) / closely related / interdependent syn 嘴快 zuǐ kuài to have loose lips syn 唇亡齿寒 唇亡齒寒 chún wáng chǐ hán lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom) / fig. intimately interdependent syn 歃血 shà xuè to smear one's lips with the blood of a sacrifice as a means of pledging allegiance (old) 驴唇不对马嘴 驢唇不對馬嘴 lǘ chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom) / fig. wide of the mark / irrelevant / incongruous syn 咂 zā to sip / to smack one's lips / to taste / to savor syn 点头咂嘴 點頭咂嘴 diǎn tóu zā zuǐ to approve by nodding one's head and smacking one's lips (idiom) 歃血为盟 歃血為盟 shà xuè wéi méng to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom) / to swear a sacred oath syn 皴裂 cūn liè (of lips, skin etc) to chap syn 呡 wěn the corners of the mouth / the lips 努出 nǔ chū to extend / to push out (hands as a gesture) / to pout (i.e. push out lips) 动嘴皮 動嘴皮 dòng zuǐ pí to move one's lips / to wag one's tongue 吧唧 bā ji to smack one's lips syn 吧唧吧唧 bā ji bā ji (onom.) smacking the lips 唇印 chún yìn lips-mark / hickey 沾唇 zhān chún to moisten one's lips / to sip (wine, tea etc) / esp. used with negatives: never touch a drop of the stuff 满嘴起疱 滿嘴起皰 mǎn zuǐ qǐ pào to have lips covered in blisters 皓齿朱唇 皓齒硃唇 hào chǐ zhū chún white teeth and vermilion lips (idiom) / lovely young woman 口嫌体正直 口嫌體正直 kǒu xián tǐ zhèng zhí your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese) 口嫌体直 口嫌體直 kǒu xián tǐ zhí your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (four-character version of 口嫌體正直|口嫌体正直[kou3 xian2 ti3 zheng4 zhi2]) 皲裂 皸裂 jūn liè (of lips, skin etc) to chap syn 丰唇 豐唇 fēng chún to augment lip volume (through cosmetic surgery or injections) / plump lips 面对 面對 miàn duì to face / to confront syn 面临 面臨 miàn lín to face sth / to be confronted with syn 一面 yī miàn one side / one aspect / simultaneously... (and...) / one's whole face syn 表面 biǎo miàn surface / face / outside / appearance syn 看起来 看起來 kàn qǐ lái seemingly / apparently / looks as if / appear to be / gives the impression that / seems on the face of it to be syn 看起来 看起來 kàn qǐ lai seemingly / apparently / looks as if / appears to be / gives the impression that / seems on the face of it to be syn 转身 轉身 zhuǎn shēn (of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) syn 面向 面嚮 miàn xiàng to face / to turn towards / to incline to / geared towards / catering for / -oriented / facial feature / appearance / aspect / facet 满脸 滿臉 mǎn liǎn across one's whole face syn 嘴巴 zuǐ ba mouth (CL:張|张[zhang1]) / slap in the face (CL:個|个[ge4]) syn 面貌 miàn mào face / features / appearance / look / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 面孔 miàn kǒng face syn 