书面 (書面)
shū miàn
Pinyin

Definition

书面 (書面)
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shū miàn
  1. in writing
  2. written

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]
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]

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
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)

Sample Sentences

立即、即刻、立时都是书面语。
lìjí 、jíkè 、lìshí dōu shì shūmiànyǔ 。
"Lìjí“, ”jíkè“ and ”lìshí“ are all words used in written language.
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古文是古代的书面语。里面有很多“之”“乎”“者”“也”。现代文都不用了。
gǔwén shì gǔdài de shūmiànyǔ 。lǐmiàn yǒu hěn duō “zhī ”“hū ”“zhě ”“yě ”。xiàndàiwén dōu bù yòng le 。
Classical Chinese is ancient written language. There's lots of “zhī”, “hū”, “zhě” and “yě” in it. Modern written language doesn't use them.
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我们也可以把“先”换成“首先”，但是“首先”呢就比较书面一些。
wǒmen yě kěyǐ bǎ “xiān ”huànchéng “shǒuxiān ”，dànshì “shǒuxiān ”ne jiù bǐjiào shūmiàn yīxiē 。
We can also use “先” and “首先” interchangeably, but “首先” is used more often in written language.
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而比较书面一些。
ér bǐjiào shūmiàn yīxiē 。
'Er' is more formal.
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书面
shūmiàn
Written.
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与"一般用于书面。我们在很多的书名啊，电影的名字啊，或者标题里面可以看到。
yǔ "yībān yòngyú shūmiàn 。wǒmen zài hěn duō de shūmíng a ，diànyǐng de míngzi a ，huòzhě biāotí lǐmiàn kěyǐ kàndào 。
"Yu" is generally used in writing. We see it used in the names of books, movies and titles.
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书面
shūmiàn
Written.
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之前"和"之后"比较书面。
zhīqián "hé "zhīhòu "bǐjiào shūmiàn 。
'之前' and '之后' are used more in written Chinese.
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他们认为中国几千年来使用的文言文式样的书面表达方式不利于思想文化传播。所以为了便于在社会大众中宣传新思想，他们提倡使用更接近日常会话的白话文进行写作和交流。《新青年》就是新文化运动的主战场。
tāmen rènwéi Zhōngguó jǐ qiān nián lái shǐyòng de wényánwén shìyàng de shūmiàn biǎodá fāngshì bù lìyú sīxiǎng wénhuà chuánbō 。suǒyǐ wèile biànyú zài shèhuì dàzhòng zhōng xuānchuán xīn sīxiǎng ，tāmen tíchàng shǐyòng gèng jiējìn rìcháng huìhuà de báihuàwén jìnxíng xiězuò hé jiāoliú 。 xīnqīngnián 》jiùshì xīnwénhuàyùndòng de zhǔ zhànchǎng 。
They believed that the system of only using classical Chinese in writing, which had been in use for thousands of years, wasn't beneficial to the dissemination of thought and culture. So, in order to make this dissemination more convenient for the masses, they advocated the use of current and daily-use language in writing and communication. The literary journal, "New Youth" was the New Culture Movement's primary battlefield.
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极了"比较书面一点。
jí le "bǐjiào shūmiàn yīdiǎn 。
"To an extreme" is more literary.
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