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位面
wèi miàn
Pinyin
Definition
位面
-
wèi miàn
plane (of existence)
Character Decomposition
位
亻
立
面
面
Related Words
(20)
上面
shàng miàn
1
on top of
2
above-mentioned
3
also pr. [shàng mian]
下面
xià miàn
1
below
2
under
3
next
4
the following
5
also pr. [xià mian]
位
wèi
1
position
2
location
3
place
4
seat
5
classifier for people (honorific)
6
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
7
(physics) potential
位置
wèi zhi
1
position
2
place
3
seat
4
CL:個|个[gè]
前面
qián miàn
1
ahead
2
in front
3
preceding
4
above
5
also pr. [qián mian]
各位
gè wèi
1
everybody
2
all (guests, colleagues etc)
3
all of you
单位
dān wèi
1
unit (of measure)
2
unit (group of people as a whole)
3
work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)
4
CL:個|个[gè]
外面
wài miàn
1
outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
2
surface
3
exterior
4
external appearance
后面
hòu miàn
1
rear
2
back
3
behind
4
later
5
afterwards
6
also pr. [hòu mian]
界面
jiè miàn
1
contact surface
2
(computing) interface
里面
lǐ miàn
1
inside
2
interior
3
also pr. [lǐ mian]
见面
jiàn miàn
1
to meet
2
to see each other
3
CL:次[cì]
面
miàn
1
face
2
side
3
surface
4
aspect
5
top
6
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
面前
miàn qián
1
in front of
2
facing
3
(in the) presence (of)
面对
miàn duì
1
to confront
2
to face
一面
yī miàn
1
one side
2
one aspect
3
simultaneously... (and...)
4
one's whole face
位子
wèi zi
1
place
2
seat
位于
wèi yú
1
to be located at
2
to be situated at
3
to lie
假面
jiǎ miàn
1
mask
侧面
cè miàn
1
lateral side
2
side
3
aspect
4
profile
Idioms
(20)
一体两面
yī tǐ liǎng miàn
1
lit. one body two sides (idiom)
2
fig. a situation with two sides to it
上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
1
better kept under the table (idiom)
2
not to be disclosed
3
too inferior to show in public
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
1
lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
2
fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
人位相宜
rén wèi xiāng yí
1
to be the right person for the job (idiom)
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
1
human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
2
malicious and duplicitous
以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
1
to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
1
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
2
double dealing and back stabbing
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
1
to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
2
to break fresh ground
加官进位
jiā guān jìn wèi
1
promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
各就各位
gè jiù gè wèi
1
(of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom)
2
(athletics) On your mark!
唾面自干
tuò miàn zì gān
1
to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
2
to drain the cup of humiliation
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
1
lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
2
fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
尸位素餐
shī wèi sù cān
1
to hold a sinecure (idiom)
掩面而泣
yǎn miàn ér qì
1
to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
改头换面
gǎi tóu huàn miàn
1
to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes
2
Despite superficially new policies, the substance remains unchanged.
死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì
1
to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
洗心革面
xǐ xīn gé miàn
1
lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
2
to turn over a new leaf
浮出水面
fú chū shuǐ miàn
1
to float up (idiom); to become evident
2
to surface
3
to appear
泪流满面
lèi liú mǎn miàn
1
cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)
独当一面
dú dāng yī miàn
1
to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section
Sample Sentences