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按照字面
àn zhào zì miàn
Pinyin
Definition
按照字面
-
àn zhào zì miàn
literally
Character Decomposition
按
扌
宀
女
照
日
刀
口
灬
字
宀
子
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]
前面
qián miàn
1
ahead
2
in front
3
preceding
4
above
5
also pr. [qián mian]
名字
míng zi
1
name (of a person or thing)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
外面
wài miàn
1
outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
2
surface
3
exterior
4
external appearance
字
zì
1
letter
2
symbol
3
character
4
word
5
CL:個|个[gè]
6
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
后面
hòu miàn
1
rear
2
back
3
behind
4
later
5
afterwards
6
also pr. [hòu mian]
按
àn
1
to press
2
to push
3
to leave aside or shelve
4
to control
5
to restrain
6
to keep one's hand on
7
to check or refer to
8
according to
9
in the light of
10
(of an editor or author) to make a comment
按键
àn jiàn
1
button or key (on a device)
2
keystroke
3
CL:個|个[gè]
4
to press a button
方面
fāng miàn
1
respect
2
aspect
3
field
4
side
5
CL:個|个[gè]
照
zhào
1
variant of 照[zhào]
2
to shine
3
to illuminate
照片
zhào piàn
1
photograph
2
picture
3
CL:張|张[zhāng],套[tào],幅[fú]
照顾
zhào gu
1
to take care of
2
to show consideration
3
to attend to
4
to look after
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]
铁面
tiě miàn
1
iron mask (as defensive armor)
2
fig. upright and selfless person
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
Idioms
(20)
一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
1
each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
1
to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
1
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
2
(in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
3
each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
1
dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
2
concise and powerful style
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
予以照顾
yǔ yǐ zhào gù
1
to ask sb to carefully consider a request (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
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
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
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
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
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
1
every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
1
between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
2
connotations
Sample Sentences