正面
zhèng miàn
Pinyin

Definition

正面
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zhèng miàn
  1. front
  2. obverse side
  3. right side
  4. positive
  5. direct
  6. open

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

下面
xià miàn
  1. 1 below
  2. 2 under
  3. 3 next
  4. 4 the following
  5. 5 also pr. [xià mian]
反正
fǎn zhèng
  1. 1 anyway
  2. 2 in any case
  3. 3 to come over from the enemy's side
外面
wài miàn
  1. 1 outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
  2. 2 surface
  3. 3 exterior
  4. 4 external appearance
后面
hòu miàn
  1. 1 rear
  2. 2 back
  3. 3 behind
  4. 4 later
  5. 5 afterwards
  6. 6 also pr. [hòu mian]
正
zhēng
  1. 1 first month of the lunar year
正品
zhèng pǐn
  1. 1 certified goods
  2. 2 quality product
  3. 3 normal product
  4. 4 A-class goods
正在
zhèng zài
  1. 1 just at (that time)
  2. 2 right in (that place)
  3. 3 right in the middle of (doing sth)
正常
zhèng cháng
  1. 1 regular
  2. 2 normal
  3. 3 ordinary
正式
zhèng shì
  1. 1 formal
  2. 2 official
界面
jiè miàn
  1. 1 contact surface
  2. 2 (computing) interface
真正
zhēn zhèng
  1. 1 genuine
  2. 2 real
  3. 3 true
  4. 4 genuinely
里面
lǐ miàn
  1. 1 inside
  2. 2 interior
  3. 3 also pr. [lǐ mian]
面
miàn
  1. 1 face
  2. 2 side
  3. 3 surface
  4. 4 aspect
  5. 5 top
  6. 6 classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
面前
miàn qián
  1. 1 in front of
  2. 2 facing
  3. 3 (in the) presence (of)
面对
miàn duì
  1. 1 to confront
  2. 2 to face
一面
yī miàn
  1. 1 one side
  2. 2 one aspect
  3. 3 simultaneously... (and...)
  4. 4 one's whole face
上面
shàng miàn
  1. 1 on top of
  2. 2 above-mentioned
  3. 3 also pr. [shàng mian]
修正
xiū zhèng
  1. 1 to revise
  2. 2 to amend
侧面
cè miàn
  1. 1 lateral side
  2. 2 side
  3. 3 aspect
  4. 4 profile
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà
  1. 1 (of a person) honorable
  2. 2 not devious
  3. 3 (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
  4. 4 without tricks
  5. 5 openly
  6. 6 (of a situation) out in the open

Idioms (20)

一体两面
yī tǐ liǎng miàn
  1. 1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a situation with two sides to it
上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
  1. 1 better kept under the table (idiom)
  2. 2 not to be disclosed
  3. 3 too inferior to show in public
上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
  1. 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
  1. 1 human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
  1. 1 to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
偏邪不正
piān xié bù zhèng
  1. 1 biased
  2. 2 prejudiced (idiom)
两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
  1. 1 two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
  2. 2 double dealing and back stabbing
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
  1. 1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
  2. 2 to break fresh ground
唾面自干
tuò miàn zì gān
  1. 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. 2 to drain the cup of humiliation
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
  1. 1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
就地正法
jiù dì zhèng fǎ
  1. 1 to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
  2. 2 to carry out the law on the spot
扶正压邪
fú zhèng yā xié
  1. 1 to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)
舍正从邪
shě zhèng cóng xié
  1. 1 to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)
掩面而泣
yǎn miàn ér qì
  1. 1 to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
改邪归正
gǎi xié guī zhèng
  1. 1 to mend one's ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
改头换面
gǎi tóu huàn miàn
  1. 1 to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes
  2. 2 Despite superficially new policies, the substance remains unchanged.
横正暴敛
héng zhèng bào liǎn
  1. 1 to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom)
正中要害
zhèng zhòng yào hài
  1. 1 to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
正襟危坐
zhèng jīn wēi zuò
  1. 1 to sit upright and still (idiom)

Sample Sentences

但其实孙子是一个反战者，他认为正面的战争极度消耗资源，他推崇不战而胜。
dàn qíshí Sūnzǐ shì yīgē fǎnzhàn zhě ，tā rènwéi zhèngmiàn de zhànzhēng jídù xiāohào zīyuán ，tā tuīchóng bùzhànérshèng 。
But in fact, he opposes war and believes head on confrontation type of war is extremely resource-consuming. He advocates victory without fighting.
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我想起来我在上正面管教课程时老师讲过的一个故事。
wǒ xiǎng qilai wǒ zài shàng zhèngmiàn guǎnjiào kèchéng shí lǎoshī jiǎng guò de yīgē gùshi 。
I remember a story that my teacher told me when I was in the course of a positive discipline.
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你也太正面了，可我没办法像你一样五点起床，那简直要了我的命。
nǐ yě tài zhèngmiàn le ，kě wǒ méi bànfǎ xiàng nǐ yīyàng wǔ diǎn qǐchuáng ，nà jiǎnzhí yào le wǒ de mìng 。
You are too proactive. There's no way I can get up at five like you. That's asking way too much of me.
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话可不是这么说的，从心理学的角度分析，“贴标签”其实是一种心理暗示，正面积极的暗示可以使人自信；而负面消极的暗示可是会产生极其恶劣的人际隔阂的。
huà kě bùshì zhèmeshuō de ，cóng xīnlǐxué de jiǎodù fēnxī ，“tiē biāoqiān ”qíshí shì yīzhǒng xīnlǐ ànshì ，zhèngmiàn jījí de ànshì kěyǐ shǐ rén zìxìn ；ér fùmiàn xiāojí de ànshì kěshì huì chǎnshēng jíqí èliè de rénjì géhé de 。
You can't say that. From a psychological perspective, "labelling" is actually psychological suggestion. Positive pro-active suggestion can make people self-confident; whereas negative suggestion creates extremely toxic alienation.
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相较于日股的愁云惨雾，美国股市自2月11日触底之后，一路反弹，上周五(18日)站上今年以来新高，市场转趋正面。交易日道琼工业平均指数上涨百分之零点六九、收一万七千六百零二点三零点，创2015年12月30日以来收盘新高，这已是连续第六个交易日走高，连续第三周上扬。
xiāngjiàoyú rìgǔ de chóuyúncǎnwù ，Měiguó gǔshì zì èryuè 11rì chùdǐ zhīhòu ，yī lù fǎntán ，shàngzhōuwǔ (18rì )zhàn shàng jīnnián yǐlái xīngāo ，shìchǎng zhuǎnqū zhèngmiàn 。jiāoyìrì dàoqióng gōngyè píngjūn zhǐshù shàngzhǎng bǎifēnzhī líng diǎnr liù jiǔ 、shōu yīwàn qī qiān liù bǎi líng èr diǎnr sān líng diǎnr ，chuàng 2015 nián 12 yuè 30rì yǐlái shōupán xīngāo ，zhè yǐ shì liánxù dì liù gè jiāoyìrì zǒugāo ，liánxù dì sān zhōu shàngyáng 。
Compared to the gloomy outlook for Japanese stocks, the US stock market has staged a steady recovery after bottoming out on February 11, with a new high for the year achieved last Friday (18th), with a turn towards a positive trend in the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average grew 0.69%, closing at 17,602.3 points, a new high for board closure since 30 December, 2015, the sixth trading day of growth in a row and the third week of growth.
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我知道你现在心里不平衡，但我看她也不是省油的灯，你还是先忍忍吧。要是和她正面冲突，你的胜算目前看来并不大。
wǒ zhīdào nǐ xiànzài xīnli bùpínghéng ，dàn wǒ kàn tā yě bùshì shěngyóu de dēng ，nǐ háishì xiān rěn rěn ba 。yàoshì hé tā zhèngmiàn chōngtú ，nǐ de shèngsuàn mùqián kànlai bìng bùdà 。
I know you're a little off kilter right now, but you shouldn't underestimate her, you should wait it out. If you get into conflict with her face to face, I don't think much of your prospects of winning.
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我有些明白了。您的意思是，一件事情和它的反面同时存在，发展了正面，反面也产生了。
wǒ yǒuxiē míngbai le 。nín de yìsi shì ，yī jiàn shìqíng hé tā de fǎnmiàn tóngshí cúnzài ，fāzhǎn le zhèngmiàn ，fǎnmiàn yě chǎnshēng le 。
I understand a bit more now. What you mean is, something and its opposite coexist; when a correct side is developed, the incorrect side is also produced.
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正面和反面。
zhèngmiàn hé fǎnmiàn 。
front and back
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