表面 biǎo miàn surface / face / outside / appearance syn 地面 dì miàn floor / ground / surface syn 上头 上頭 shàng tou above / on top of / on the surface of syn 水面 shuǐ miàn water surface 外部 wài bù the outside / (attributive) external / exterior / surface syn 外边 外邊 wài bian outside / outer surface / abroad / place other than one's home syn 上边 上邊 shàng bian the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up syn 平面 píng miàn plane (flat surface) / print media syn 面积 面積 miàn jī area (of a floor, piece of land etc) / surface area / tract of land 顶层 頂層 dǐng céng top floor / the top of a building 骨子里 骨子裡 gǔ zi lǐ beneath the surface / fundamentally / at the deepest level syn 海面 hǎi miàn the surface of the sea / ocean surface 地表 dì biǎo the surface (of the earth) 路面 lù miàn road surface 修整 xiū zhěng to spruce up / to renovate / to tend (a garden) / to groom (one's hair) / to finish (a rough surface) / to trim (a lawn) / to touch up (a photo) syn 画布 畫布 huà bù canvas (artist's painting surface) 隐患 隱患 yǐn huàn a danger concealed within sth / hidden damage / misfortune not visible from the surface 表层 表層 biǎo céng surface layer syn 平板 píng bǎn slab / flat board / (engineering) surface plate / flat / level / (fig.) dull / monotonous / abbr. for 平板電腦|平板电脑[ping2ban3 dian4nao3] and 平板手機|平板手机[ping2ban3 shou3ji1] syn 界面 jiè miàn contact surface / (computing) interface 路况 路況 lù kuàng road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc) 潜藏 潛藏 qián cáng hidden beneath the surface / buried and concealed syn 状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1] / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3] / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light syn 吸附 xī fù to adhere to a surface / to absorb / to draw in / (fig.) to attract / (chemistry) adsorption syn 凹凸 āo tū concave or convex / bumps and holes / uneven (surface) / rugged syn 河面 hé miàn surface of a river 泛起 fàn qǐ to appear / to emerge / to surface 不痛不痒 不痛不癢 bù tòng bù yǎng lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom) / sth is wrong, but not quite sure what / fig. not getting to any matter of substance / scratching the surface / superficial / perfunctory syn 水土 shuǐ tǔ water and soil / surface water / natural environment (extended meaning) / climate 洋面 yáng miàn ocean surface 脚背 腳背 jiǎo bèi instep (upper surface of the foot) syn 豆腐皮 dòu fu pí tofu skin (made by drying the skin that forms on the surface of soymilk during cooking, and therefore not actually made from tofu) syn 水平面 shuǐ píng miàn horizontal plane / level surface / water level syn 地表水 dì biǎo shuǐ surface water syn 总面积 總面積 zǒng miàn jī total area / overall surface area 肌理 jī lǐ texture (of skin, surface etc) 脚面 腳面 jiǎo miàn instep (upper surface of the foot) syn 表面张力 表面張力 biǎo miàn zhāng lì surface tension 外面 wài miàn outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance syn 墙面 牆面 qiáng miàn the surface of a wall (esp. an interior wall) 空地 kōng dì air-to-surface (missile) syn 百强 百強 bǎi qiáng top 100 (e.g. top 100 towns) 出水 chū shuǐ to discharge water / to appear out of the water / to break the surface 上色 shàng sè top-quality / top-grade syn 曲面 qū miàn curved surface / surface 江面 jiāng miàn the surface of the river 底面 dǐ miàn bottom / bottom side / bottom surface 工作面 gōng zuò miàn (mining) face (as in coalface 採煤工作面|采煤工作面[cai3mei2 gong1zuo4mian4]) / (machining) working surface (of a workpiece) syn 液面 yè miàn surface (of a body of liquid) 端面 duān miàn end face / end surface of a cylindrical object syn 吊带衫 吊帶衫 diào dài shān halter top / spaghetti strap top / sun top 表面化 biǎo miàn huà to come to the surface / to become apparent 裂片 liè piàn splinter / chip / tear (split in a surface) / lobe 顶 頂 dǐng apex / crown of the head / top / roof / most / to carry on the head / to push to the top / to go against / to replace / to substitute / to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) / (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc syn 划 劃 huá to cut / to slash / to scratch (cut into the surface of sth) / to strike (a match) syn 横 橫 héng horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent syn 霜 shuāng frost / white powder or cream spread over a surface / frosting / (skin) cream syn 凸面 tū miàn convex surface 表土 biǎo tǔ surface soil / topsoil 空对地 空對地 kōng duì dì air-to-surface (missile) 浮土 fú tǔ topsoil / surface dust syn 地面水 dì miàn shuǐ surface water 龙门刨 龍門刨 lóng mén bào double column surface grinding machine 浮面 fú miàn surface (of a liquid) / superficial syn 前 qián front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly syn 头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 上面 shàng mian on top of / above-mentioned syn 加油 jiā yóu to add oil / to top up with gas / to refuel / to accelerate / to step on the gas / (fig.) to make an extra effort / to cheer sb on syn 极 極 jí extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top syn 加上 jiā shàng plus / to put in / to add / to add on / to add into / in addition / on top of that syn 一流 yī liú top quality / front ranking syn 头号 頭號 tóu hào first rate / top rank / number one syn 顶级 頂級 dǐng jí top-notch / first-rate syn 上下 shàng xià up and down / top and bottom / old and young / length / about / more or less syn 顶尖 頂尖 dǐng jiān peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field) syn 楼顶 樓頂 lóu dǐng top of a building 高档 高檔 gāo dàng superior quality / high grade / top grade syn 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom syn 头顶 頭頂 tóu dǐng top of the head syn 背心 bèi xīn sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) / CL:件[jian4] syn 全速 quán sù top speed / at full speed syn 上好 shàng hǎo first-rate / top-notch syn 顶楼 頂樓 dǐng lóu top floor / attic / loft / garret / penthouse / (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc) 上等 shàng děng highest quality / top-notch syn 大亨 dà hēng big shot / top gun / superstar / VIP syn 陀螺 tuó luó spinning top / gyroscope 名模 míng mó top fashion model 绝密 絕密 jué mì top secret syn 星级 星級 xīng jí star rating / top-class / highly rated 顶部 頂部 dǐng bù roof / topmost part / top (of tree, wall etc) / apex 幕僚 mù liáo aides and advisors of top officials syn 尖端 jiān duān sharp pointed end / the tip / the cusp / tip-top / most advanced and sophisticated / highest peak / the best syn 当务之急 當務之急 dāng wù zhī jí (idiom) top priority job / a matter of the greatest urgency 放声 放聲 fàng shēng very loudly / at the top of one's voice 榜首 bǎng shǒu top of the list syn 礼帽 禮帽 lǐ mào hat that goes with formal dress / top hat 敞篷车 敞篷車 chǎng péng chē a convertible / open-top car syn 总司令 總司令 zǒng sī lìng commander-in-chief / top military commander for a country or theater of operations syn 易拉罐 yì lā guàn pull-top can / easy-open can (with ring-pull) 