对面 (對面)
duì miàn
Pinyin

Definition

对面 (對面)
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duì miàn
  1. (sitting) opposite
  2. across (the street)
  3. directly in front
  4. to be face to face

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

然而，线上教学不能完全代替线下教育。不少师生反映，学生在家上课，缺乏学习氛围，容易出现注意力不集中、反应速度下降等问题，而缺少面对面的互动也是网课的一大弊端。
ránér ，xiànshàng jiàoxué bùnéng wánquán dàitì xiànxià jiàoyù 。bùshǎo shīshēng fǎnyìng ，xuésheng zài jiā shàngkè ，quēfá xuéxí fēnwéi ，róngyì chūxiàn zhùyìlì bù jízhōng 、fǎnyìng sùdù xiàjiàng děng wèntí ，ér quēshǎo miànduìmiàn de hùdòng yě shì wǎngkè de yīdà bìduān 。
However, online teaching cannot be substituted for offline education completely. Many teachers and students reported that there is a lack of learning atmosphere when studying at home. Students tend to be inattentive and respond slowly. The lack of interaction in person is another disadvantage of online courses.
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面对面地坐下来闲聊这件事已经不再是刚需。
miànduìmiàn de zuòxia lái xiánliáo zhèjiàn shì yǐjīng bùzài shì gāng xū 。
It is no longer just a matter of sitting down and chatting.
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对面的女孩，看过来。
duìmiàn de nǚhái ，kàn guòlái 。
Girl on the other side, look over here.
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您真好，对面的服务员太凶了！
nín zhēn hǎo ，duìmiàn de fúwùyuán tài xiōng le ！
You're really nice. The waitress across the way is really quite gruff!
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我知道啊，那是我女儿，我叫她到对面上班的。
wǒ zhīdào ā ，nà shì wǒ nǚér ，wǒ jiào tā dào duìmiàn shàngbān de 。
I know. That's my daughter. I told her to go to the place opposite to work.
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算了算了！我们不吃了，还是到对面吃包子去吧！
suànle suànle ！wǒmen bù chī le ，háishì dào duìmiàn chī bāozi qù ba ！
Forget it! We're not eating here, we'll go over the road to eat dumplings!
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麦当劳？哦！我在马路对面。
màidāngláo ？ò ！wǒ zài mǎlù duìmiàn 。
McDonald's? Oh! I'm on the other side of the road.
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快看！对面，红衣服那个。
kuài kàn ！duìmiàn ，hóng yīfu nàge 。
Quick, look over there, In the red clothes.
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对面的电梯可以到18楼。
duìmiàn de diàntī kěyǐ dào shí bā lóu 。
The elevator across from this one goes to the 18th floor.
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好，那我去对面。
hǎo ，nà wǒ qù duìmiàn 。
Okay, then I'll go over there.
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