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 面谈 面談 miàn tán face-to-face meeting / an interview syn 正视 正視 zhèng shì to face squarely / to meet head on / to face up to syn 鬼脸 鬼臉 guǐ liǎn wry face / to grimace / to pull a face / comic face / face mask / devil mask 迎头 迎頭 yíng tóu to meet head-on / face-to-face / directly syn 照面 zhào miàn to meet face-to-face syn 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 逢迎 féng yíng to fawn on / to ingratiate oneself / (literary) to meet face to face syn 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 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 面议 面議 miàn yì to bargain face-to-face / to negotiate directly syn 洗脸 洗臉 xǐ liǎn to wash the face / to wash your face 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 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 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 绷着脸 繃著臉 běng zhe liǎn to have a taut face / to pull a long face / to look displeased 迎 yíng to welcome / to meet / to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties) / to meet face to face syn 对视 對視 duì shì to look face to face syn 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 对 對 duì right / correct / towards / at / for / concerning / regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite / facing / matching / to match together / to adjust / to fit / to suit / to answer / to reply / to add / to pour in (a fluid) / to check / to compare / classifier: couple / pair syn 别 別 bié to leave / to part (from) / (literary) to differentiate / to distinguish / (dialect) to turn away / to turn aside / to avert (one's face, gaze etc) / (bound form) other / another / different / don't ...! / to fasten with a pin or clip / to stick in / to insert (in order to hinder movement) / (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2]) syn 向 xiàng variant of 向[xiang4] / direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly syn 面对 面對 miàn duì to face / to confront syn 一面 yī miàn one side / one aspect / simultaneously... (and...) / one's whole face 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 嘴巴 zuǐ ba mouth (CL:張|张[zhang1]) / slap in the face (CL:個|个[ge4]) syn 面临 面臨 miàn lín to face sth / to be confronted with syn 表面 biǎo miàn surface / face / outside / appearance syn 丢脸 丟臉 diū liǎn to lose face / humiliation syn 转身 轉身 zhuǎn shēn (of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) syn 丢人 丟人 diū rén to lose face syn 面孔 miàn kǒng face syn 面部 miàn bù face (body part) syn 露面 lòu miàn to show one's face / to appear (in public) syn 当面 當面 dāng miàn to sb's face / in sb's presence syn 脸部 臉部 liǎn bù face syn 体面 體面 tǐ miàn dignity / prestige / face / honorable / creditable / (of sb's appearance) presentable / respectable syn 脸蛋 臉蛋 liǎn dàn cheek / face syn 花瓶 huā píng flower vase / (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent) syn 耳光 ěr guāng a slap on the face / CL:記|记[ji4] 笑脸 笑臉 xiào liǎn smiling face / smiley :) ☺ / CL:副[fu4] 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 浮现 浮現 fú xiàn (of a thought or image) to come to mind / (of a smile etc) to appear (on sb's face) / (of a problem etc) to emerge syn 脸庞 臉龐 liǎn páng face syn 束手无策 束手無策 shù shǒu wú cè lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom) / fig. helpless in the face of a crisis syn 脸孔 臉孔 liǎn kǒng face syn 白粉 bái fěn face powder / chalk powder / heroin syn 蒙面 méng miàn to cover one's face / to wear a mask / brazen / shameless syn 颜面 顏面 yán miàn face / prestige syn 攀登 pān dēng to climb / to pull oneself up / to clamber / to scale / fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger syn 翻新 fān xīn to revamp / a face-lift / to retread (a tire) / to refurbish (old clothes) / newly emerging syn 朝向 cháo xiàng toward / to face / to open onto / to turn towards / orientation / exposure / Qibla (Islam) syn 脸皮 臉皮 liǎn pí face / cheek syn 面貌 miàn mào face / features / appearance / look / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 嘴脸 嘴臉 zuǐ liǎn features, face (esp. derogatorily) / look / appearance / countenance 抹黑 mǒ hēi to discredit / to defame / to smear sb's name / to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc) / to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage) / to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words) syn 转头 轉頭 zhuàn tóu nutation (plants turning to face the sun) syn 露脸 露臉 lòu liǎn to show one's face / to make one's good name / to become successful and well known / to shine syn 无地自容 無地自容 wú dì zì róng (idiom) ashamed and unable to show one's face syn 口吻 kǒu wěn tone of voice / connotation in intonation / accent (regional etc) / snout / muzzle / lips / protruding portion of an animal's face syn 面值 miàn zhí face value / par value 脸面 臉面 liǎn miàn face syn 迎面 yíng miàn directly / head-on (collision) / (of wind) in one's face syn 两难 兩難 liǎng nán dilemma / quandary / to face a difficult choice syn 满脸 滿臉 mǎn liǎn across one's whole face syn 东侧 東側 dōng cè east side / east face syn 情面 qíng miàn feelings and sensibilities / sentiment and face / sensitivity to other's feelings syn 刮脸 刮臉 guā liǎn to shave one's face syn 应战 應戰 yìng zhàn to take up a challenge / to face an attack and meet it syn 现世 現世 xiàn shì this life / to lose face / to be disgraced syn 抛头露面 拋頭露面 pāo tóu lòu miàn to show your face in public (derog.) syn 荡然无存 蕩然無存 dàng rán wú cún to obliterate completely / to vanish from the face of the earth syn 鼻青脸肿 鼻青臉腫 bí qīng liǎn zhǒng a bloody nose and a swollen face / badly battered 西侧 西側 xī cè west side / west face 面庞 面龐 miàn páng face syn 脸型 臉型 liǎn xíng shape of face / physiognomy 碰壁 pèng bì to hit a wall / (fig.) to hit a brick wall / to hit a snag / to have the door slammed in one's face syn 硬着头皮 硬著頭皮 yìng zhe tóu pí to brace oneself to do sth / to put a bold face on it / to summon up courage / to force oneself to syn 变脸 變臉 biàn liǎn to turn hostile suddenly / face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc syn 心惊肉跳 心驚肉跳 xīn jīng ròu tiào lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom) / fear and trepidation in the face of disaster syn 哭丧着脸 哭喪著臉 kū sang zhe liǎn to pull a long face / to wear a mournful expression syn 丢面子 丟面子 diū miàn zi to lose face syn 弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō to overreach oneself / to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face syn 临产 臨產 lín chǎn to face childbirth / about to give birth / refers esp. to the onset of regular contractions syn 老脸 老臉 lǎo liǎn self-respect of old person / face / thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism) / brazen syn 北侧 北側 běi cè north side / north face syn 退避三舍 退避三捨 tuì bì sān shè lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom) / fig. to give way in the face of superior strength / a strategic withdrawal syn 笑纹 笑紋 xiào wén laugh lines (on the face) 南侧 南側 nán cè south side / south face syn 蓬头垢面 蓬頭垢面 péng tóu gòu miàn messy hair and dirty face / bad appearance syn 吃官司 chī guān sī to face legal action / to get sued syn 对敌 對敵 duì dí to confront / to face the enemy 