多久 duō jiǔ (of time) how long? / (not) a long time 不久 bù jiǔ not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after syn 对面 對面 duì miàn (sitting) opposite / across (the street) / directly in front / to be face to face syn 长期 長期 cháng qī long term / long time / long range (of a forecast) syn 长久 長久 cháng jiǔ long-time / long-term / lasting / enduring / permanent / for a long time syn 面对面 面對面 miàn duì miàn face to face syn 早已 zǎo yǐ for a long time / long since / (dialect) in the past syn 面谈 面談 miàn tán face-to-face meeting / an interview syn 远程 遠程 yuǎn chéng remote / long distance / long range syn 长远 長遠 cháng yuǎn long-term / long-range 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 长夜 長夜 cháng yè long dark night / fig. long period of misery and oppression 前不久 qián bù jiǔ not long ago / not long before syn 长廊 長廊 cháng láng promenade / long hallway / Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园[Bei3 jing1 Yi2 he2 yuan2] 长袖 長袖 cháng xiù long sleeves / long-sleeved shirt 远景 遠景 yuǎn jǐng scenery in the distance / long-term prospects / (photography) long shot 久违 久違 jiǔ wéi (haven't done sth) for a long time / a long time since we last met syn 迎头 迎頭 yíng tóu to meet head-on / face-to-face / directly syn 哭丧着脸 哭喪著臉 kū sang zhe liǎn to pull a long face / to wear a mournful expression syn 照面 zhào miàn to meet face-to-face syn 长龙 長龍 cháng lóng long queue / long line (of cars, people etc) 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 任重道远 任重道遠 rèn zhòng dào yuǎn a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7) syn 久已 jiǔ yǐ long ago / a long time since 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 万水千山 萬水千山 wàn shuǐ qiān shān ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom) / the trials and tribulations of a long journey / a long and difficult road syn 多头 多頭 duō tóu many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment) syn 远虑 遠慮 yuǎn lǜ long-term considerations / to take the long view 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 长毛 長毛 cháng máo long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc) 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 夙 sù morning / early / long-held / long-cherished 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 老 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 条 條 tiáo strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) syn 长 長 cháng length / long / forever / always / constantly syn 只要 zhǐ yào so long as / provided / if syn 案子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job syn 道 dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) syn 根 gēn root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiao2] / radical (chemistry) syn 面对 面對 miàn duì to face / to confront syn 想念 xiǎng niàn to miss / to remember with longing / to long to see again syn 整天 zhěng tiān all day long / whole day syn 渴望 kě wàng to thirst for / to long for syn 一面 yī miàn one side / one aspect / simultaneously... (and...) / one's whole face syn 万岁 萬歲 wàn suì Long live (the king, the revolution etc)! / Your Majesty / His Majesty 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 总算 總算 zǒng suàn at long last / finally / on the whole syn 丢脸 丟臉 diū liǎn to lose face / humiliation syn 使命 shǐ mìng mission / long-term task to which one devotes oneself / a calling syn 转身 轉身 zhuǎn shēn (of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) syn 漫长 漫長 màn cháng very long / endless syn 丢人 丟人 diū rén to lose face syn 说来话长 說來話長 shuō lái huà cháng start explaining and it's a long story (idiom) / complicated and not easy to express succinctly 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 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long / all the time syn 久等 jiǔ děng to wait for a long time 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] 梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) / fig. to deeply long for / to covet syn 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō to make a long story short (idiom) 思念 sī niàn to think of / to long for / to miss syn 笑脸 笑臉 xiào liǎn smiling face / smiley :) ☺ / CL:副[fu4] syn 不久前 bù jiǔ qián not long ago syn 大脚 大腳 dà jiǎo naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiao3 jiao3]) / long kick (soccer) / Bigfoot (mythological animal) 长发 長髮 cháng fà long hair 漫漫 màn màn long / endless / boundless syn 持久 chí jiǔ lasting / enduring / persistent / permanent / protracted / endurance / persistence / to last long syn 半天 bàn tiān half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 一天到晚 yī tiān dào wǎn all day long / the whole day syn 长途 長途 cháng tú long distance 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 冰山 bīng shān iceberg / ice-covered mountain / (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long / CL:座[zuo4] 