"to face" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
对 對 duì adj., prep., v., m.w. 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
向 xiàng v., prep. towards / to face / to turn towards / direction / to support / to side with / shortly before / formerly / always / all along / (suffix) suitable for ... / oriented to ... syn
面对 面對 miàn duì v. to face / to confront syn
面向 面嚮 miàn xiàng v. to face / to turn towards / to incline to / geared towards / catering for / -oriented / facial feature / appearance / aspect / facet
冒 mào v. to emit / to give off / to send out (or up, forth) / to brave / to face / (bound form) reckless / to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc) / to feign / (literary) to cover syn
朝向 cháo xiàng toward / to face / to open onto / to turn towards / orientation / exposure / Qibla (Islam) syn
直面 zhí miàn to face (reality, danger etc) syn
临 臨 lín v., prep. to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before syn
曏 xiàng towards / to face / to turn towards / direction / to support / to side with / shortly before / formerly / always / all along / (suffix) suitable for ... / oriented to ... / to tend toward / to guide / orientation / to turn toward / to / variant of 向, direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly / to side with / to be partial to / all along (previously)
対 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 / Japanese variant of 對|对[dui4]
Chinese Pinyin Translation
对面 對面 duì miàn n. (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 v. 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
脸形 臉形 liǎn xíng shape of face / physiognomy / variant of 臉型|脸型, shape of face
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 v. 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
别 別 bié adv., v. 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
一面 yī miàn n., adv. 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 n. mouth (CL:張|张[zhang1]) / slap in the face (CL:個|个[ge4]) syn
面临 面臨 miàn lín v. to face sth / to be confronted with syn
表面 biǎo miàn n. surface / face / outside / appearance syn
丢脸 丟臉 diū liǎn v. to lose face / humiliation syn
转身 轉身 zhuǎn shēn v. (of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) syn
丢人 丟人 diū rén v. to lose face syn
面孔 miàn kǒng n. face syn
面部 miàn bù n. face (body part) syn
露面 lòu miàn v. to show one's face / to appear (in public) syn
当面 當面 dāng miàn adv. to sb's face / in sb's presence syn
脸部 臉部 liǎn bù face syn
体面 體面 tǐ miàn n., adj. 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 n. a slap on the face / CL:記|记[ji4]
笑脸 笑臉 xiào liǎn smiling face / smiley :) ☺ / CL:副[fu4] syn
浮现 浮現 fú xiàn v. (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 v. 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 v. to revamp / a face-lift / to retread (a tire) / to refurbish (old clothes) / newly emerging syn
脸皮 臉皮 liǎn pí face / cheek syn
面貌 miàn mào n. 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 adv. 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
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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