面壁思过
miàn bì sī guò
Pinyin

Definition

面壁思过
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miàn bì sī guò
  1. to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds
  2. to stand in the corner (punishment)
  3. (fig.) to examine one's conscience

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上面
shàng miàn
  1. 1 on top of
  2. 2 above-mentioned
  3. 3 also pr. [shàng mian]
下面
xià miàn
  1. 1 below
  2. 2 under
  3. 3 next
  4. 4 the following
  5. 5 also pr. [xià mian]
前面
qián miàn
  1. 1 ahead
  2. 2 in front
  3. 3 preceding
  4. 4 above
  5. 5 also pr. [qián mian]
壁纸
bì zhǐ
  1. 1 wallpaper
外面
wài miàn
  1. 1 outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
  2. 2 surface
  3. 3 exterior
  4. 4 external appearance
好意思
hǎo yì si
  1. 1 to have the nerve
  2. 2 what a cheek!
  3. 3 to feel no shame
  4. 4 to overcome the shame
  5. 5 (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
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]
思念
sī niàn
  1. 1 to think of
  2. 2 to long for
  3. 3 to miss
思想
sī xiǎng
  1. 1 thought
  2. 2 thinking
  3. 3 idea
  4. 4 ideology
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
思考
sī kǎo
  1. 1 to reflect on
  2. 2 to ponder over
意思
yì si
  1. 1 idea
  2. 2 opinion
  3. 3 meaning
  4. 4 wish
  5. 5 desire
  6. 6 interest
  7. 7 fun
  8. 8 token of appreciation, affection etc
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
  10. 10 to give as a small token
  11. 11 to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
方面
fāng miàn
  1. 1 respect
  2. 2 aspect
  3. 3 field
  4. 4 side
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
有意思
yǒu yì si
  1. 1 interesting
  2. 2 meaningful
  3. 3 enjoyable
  4. 4 fun
桌面
zhuō miàn
  1. 1 desktop
  2. 2 tabletop
界面
jiè miàn
  1. 1 contact surface
  2. 2 (computing) interface
画面
huà miàn
  1. 1 scene
  2. 2 tableau
  3. 3 picture
  4. 4 image
  5. 5 screen (displayed by a computer)
  6. 6 (motion picture) frame
  7. 7 field of view
里面
lǐ miàn
  1. 1 inside
  2. 2 interior
  3. 3 also pr. [lǐ mian]
见面
jiàn miàn
  1. 1 to meet
  2. 2 to see each other
  3. 3 CL:次[cì]
赤壁
Chì bì
  1. 1 Chibi county level city in Xianning 咸宁市, Hubei
  2. 2 Chibi or Red Cliff in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区 of Huanggang city 黄冈, Hubei, scene of the famous battle of Red Cliff of 208
铁面
tiě miàn
  1. 1 iron mask (as defensive armor)
  2. 2 fig. upright and selfless person

Idioms (20)

一门心思
yī mén xīn si
  1. 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
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
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
  1. 1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
  1. 1 think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
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
不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
  1. 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
  2. 2 to fire from the hip
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
  1. 1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
  2. 2 unfathomable
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)
两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
  1. 1 two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
  2. 2 double dealing and back stabbing
冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng
  1. 1 to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
  1. 1 to mull over (idiom)
  2. 2 to think long and hard
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
刻骨相思
kè gǔ xiāng sī
  1. 1 deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
向壁虚构
xiàng bì xū gòu
  1. 1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào
  1. 1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
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
坚壁清野
jiān bì qīng yě
  1. 1 to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
  2. 2 scorched earth policy

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