脸 (臉)
liǎn
Pinyin

Definition

脸 (臉)
 - 
liǎn
  1. face
  2. CL:張|张[zhāng],個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

脸
liǎn
  1. 1 face
  2. 2 classifier: 张 zhāng
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
丢脸
diū liǎn
  1. 1 to lose face
  2. 2 humiliation
厚脸皮
hòu liǎn pí
  1. 1 brazen
  2. 2 shameless
  3. 3 impudent
  4. 4 cheek
  5. 5 thick-skinned
嘴脸
zuǐ liǎn
  1. 1 features, face (esp. derogatorily)
  2. 2 look
  3. 3 appearance
  4. 4 countenance
娃娃脸
wá wa liǎn
  1. 1 baby face
  2. 2 doll face

Idioms (18)

劈头盖脸
pī tóu gài liǎn
  1. 1 lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)
  2. 2 showering down
反脸无情
fǎn liǎn wú qíng
  1. 1 to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
唱白脸
chàng bái liǎn
  1. 1 to play the role of the villain (idiom)
唱红脸
chàng hóng liǎn
  1. 1 to play the role of the hero (idiom)
  2. 2 to play the good cop
少女露笑脸，婚事半成全
shào nǚ lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
  1. 1 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

媳妇儿啊，看看我们的小宝贝儿，这脸蛋儿多可爱！但他自个儿在这儿玩儿，好像有点儿孤单。我们再生个孩子，给他做个伴儿吧！
xífur a ，kànkan wǒmen de xiǎo bǎobèir ，zhè liǎndànr duō kěài ！dàn tā zìgěr zài zhèr wánr ，hǎoxiàng yǒudiǎnr gūdān 。wǒmen zài shēng ge háizi ，gěi tā zuò ge bàner ba ！
My dear, look at our little baby, what a cute face! But he’s playing here by himself, and he seems a little lonely. Let’s have another baby to keep him company!
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没事、没事。谢谢您赏脸。
méishì 、méishì 。xièxie nín shǎngliǎn 。
It’s not a big deal. Thank you for honoring us with your presence.
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李秀英真不要脸！
Lǐxiùyīng zhēn bùyàoliǎn ！
Xiuying Li has no sense of shame!
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要是有人说我占了长辈的位子，那多丢脸啊。
yàoshi yǒurén shuō wǒ zhàn le zhǎngbèi de wèizi ，nà duō diūliǎn a 。
It would be very embarrassing if anyone caught me occupying the seats of the elderly.
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要知道孩子跟你聊天的前提是，你得绕开数不清的雷区：不要问穿没穿秋裤！不要在孩子脸色已经不好的情况下还没眼色地打听考试成绩！不要总追着1米8的大儿子问你吃饱了没……最重要的是聊啥都行，千万别讲道理！
yào zhīdào háizi gēn nǐ liáotiān de qiántí shì ，nǐ de rào kāi shǔbùqīng de léiqū ：bùyào wèn chuān méi chuān qiūkù ！bùyào zài háizi liǎnsè yǐjīng bùhǎo de qíngkuàng xià huán méi yǎnsè de dǎting kǎoshì chéngjì ！bùyào zǒng zhuī zhe 1 Mǐ 8 de dà érzi wèn nǐ chībǎo le méi ……zuì zhòngyào de shì liáo shá dōu xíng ，qiān wàn bié jiǎng dàoli ！
Know that the prerequisite of your child chatting with you is that you have to avoid the mine fields: Don’t ask about underwear! Don’t ask for grades haphazardly when your child looks upset! Don’t be chasing down your 6 foot tall son asking if he is full! ......the most important thing is, you can talk about anything but life philosophies!
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秦宇今天制作这杯咖啡的时候，脸上的开心完全无法掩饰。
Qínyǔ jīntiān zhìzuò zhè bēi kāfēi de shíhou ，liǎn shàng de kāixīn wánquán wúfǎ yǎnshì 。
Qinyu can't hide the happiness on his face when he made this cup of coffee today.
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你的脸色看起来不太好。你还好吗？
nǐ de liǎnsè kànqǐlai bùtàihǎo 。nǐ háihǎo ma ？
You don't look well. Are you ok?
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呦看你一脸得意的样子，交新女票啦?
yōu kàn nǐ yī liǎn déyì de yàngzi ，jiāo Xīn nǚpiào la ?
Hey you look very pleased with yourself, did you get a new girlfriend?
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Joe的脸上有饭。
de liǎnshàng yǒu fàn 。
There’s rice on Joe’s face.
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脸上有饭。
liǎnshàng yǒu fàn 。
There’s rice on the face.
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