点 點 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn 时 時 shí o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period syn 一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit / a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er / a point (in a discussion etc) / (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) / one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3zhong1]) 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 面谈 面談 miàn tán face-to-face meeting / an interview syn 闹钟 鬧鐘 nào zhōng alarm clock 时钟 時鐘 shí zhōng clock syn 日夜 rì yè day and night / around the clock 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 复古 復古 fù gǔ to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration) / to turn back the clock / neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 / retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s) syn 钟楼 鐘樓 zhōng lóu bell tower / campanile / clock tower / Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc syn 钟表 鐘錶 zhōng biǎo clock syn 指针 指針 zhǐ zhēn pointer on a gauge / clock hand / cursor / (computing) pointer syn 时针 時針 shí zhēn hand of a clock / hour hand 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 生物钟 生物鐘 shēng wù zhōng biological clock 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 挂钟 掛鐘 guà zhōng wall clock 秒针 秒針 miǎo zhēn second hand (of a clock) 分针 分針 fēn zhēn minute hand (of a clock or watch) 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 座钟 座鐘 zuò zhōng desk clock 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 走时 走時 zǒu shí (of a watch or clock) to keep time / (physics) propagation time / travel time (of a wave) 闹铃 鬧鈴 nào líng alarm (clock) 滴答 dī dā (onom.) pattering sound / drip drip (of water) / tick tock (of clock) / also pr. [di1 da5] syn 娃娃脸 娃娃臉 wá wa liǎn baby face / doll face 打卡 dǎ kǎ (of an employee) to clock on (or off) / to punch in (or out) / (on social media) to check in to a location 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 赶工 趕工 gǎn gōng to work against the clock / to hurry with work to get it done in time 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 敲钟 敲鐘 qiāo zhōng to sound a bell / (of a clock) to chime 石英钟 石英鐘 shí yīng zhōng quartz clock 钟 鐘 zhōng a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]) / clock (CL:座[zuo4]) / amount of time / o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1dian3zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3fen1zhong1] "five minutes" etc) syn 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 原子钟 原子鐘 yuán zǐ zhōng atomic clock 表针 錶針 biǎo zhēn hand of a clock syn 开倒车 開倒車 kāi dào chē to drive in reverse / fig. to take a backward step / retrogressive / trying to turn the clock back syn 计时赛 計時賽 jì shí sài time trial (e.g. in cycle race) / timed race / competition against the clock 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 自鸣钟 自鳴鐘 zì míng zhōng chiming clock 数字钟 數字鐘 shù zì zhōng digital clock 嘀 dī (onom.) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc 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 