表面
biǎo miàn
Pinyin

Definition

表面
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biǎo miàn
  1. surface
  2. face
  3. outside
  4. appearance

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]
代表
dài biǎo
  1. 1 representative
  2. 2 delegate
  3. 3 classifier: 位 wèi
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 名 míng
  6. 6 to represent
  7. 7 to stand for
  8. 8 on behalf of
  9. 9 in the name of
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

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

大部分的太阳光来到水星以后都被表面的岩石所吸收，只有百分之八被反射出去。
dàbùfen de tàiyángguāng láidào Shuǐxīng yǐhòu dōu bèi biǎomiàn de yánshí suǒ xīshōu ，zhǐ yǒu bǎifēnzhī bā bèi fǎnshè chūqù 。
Most of the sunlight are absorbed by rocks on the surface, and only 8% of them reflected.
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虽然水星表面的温度很高，但是北极的一些陨石坑里常年见不到太阳，所以温度都低于摄氏零下161度。
suīrán Shuǐxīng biǎomiàn de wēndù hěn gāo ，dànshì běijí de yīxiē yǔnshíkēng lǐ chángnián jiàn bùdào tàiyang ，suǒyǐ wēndù dōu dīyú Shèshì língxià dù 。
Although the temperature on Mercury's surface is high, there is no sunlight for years in some craters in the north pole area, hence the temperature is usually below 161 degree celsius.
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从表面上来看，里弗斯已经达到了恶心火箭队的目的了，但我一直认为他是被高估的一位教练，虽然他曾经带领波士顿凯尔特人队拿到一枚冠军戒指，但他也曾经两次在三比一大比分领先的情况下，被对手翻盘，这样的表现远远配不上冠军教练的美名。
cóng biǎomiàn shàng láikàn ，Lǐfúsī yǐjīng dádào le ěxīn Huǒjiànduì de mùdì le ，dàn wǒ yīzhí rènwéi tā shì bèi gāogū de yī wèi jiàoliàn ，suīrán tā céngjīng dàilǐng Bōshìdùn kǎiěrtèrén duì ná dào yī méi guànjūn jièzhi ，dàn tā yě céngjīng liǎng cì zài sān bǐ yī dà bǐfēn lǐngxiān de qíngkuàng xià ，bèi duìshǒu fānpán ，zhèyàng de biǎoxiàn yuǎnyuǎn pèi bù shàng guànjūn jiàoliàn de měimíng 。
From appearances it seems like Rivers is really out to get the Rockets, but I've always thought he was overestimated as a coach. Although he once led the Boston Celtics to win championship rings, it's been twice now that he has lost after starting with a 3-1 lead, that's far from the performance of a champion coach.
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这只是精酿啤酒跟商业啤酒最明显的表面差异，事实上，精酿啤酒真正的三大特色是，小、自主和传统。
zhè zhǐshì jīngniàngpíjiǔ gēn shāngyè píjiǔ zuì míngxiǎn de biǎomiàn chāyì ，shìshíshàng ，jīngniàngpíjiǔ zhēnzhèng de sān dà tèsè shì ，xiǎo 、zìzhǔ hé chuántǒng 。
That’s just the most obvious surface difference between craft beer and commercial beer. In fact, the three major characteristics of craft beer are that it’s small, independent and traditional.
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哦，据我所了解，春季气候干燥，极其容易带走皮肤表面的水分，导致皮肤的屏障功能减弱，所以常常有皮肤干痒的问题。
ò ，jù wǒ suǒ liǎojiě ，chūnjì qìhòu gānzào ，jíqí róngyì dàizǒu pífū biǎomiàn de shuǐfèn ，dǎozhì pífū de píngzhàng gōngnéng jiǎnruò ，suǒyǐ chángcháng yǒu pífū gàn yǎng de wèntí 。
Oh, as far as I understand, the weather in spring is dry, so it is particularly easy to lose moisture from the surface of the skin, which weakens the protective ability of the skin, so the skin often gets dry and itchy.
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中国事实上是认为仲裁结果无效，与中国交好的一些非洲国家及周边的小国站在中国一边。显而易见，所谓的南海争端问题，表面上是领土争端，实际上是各种政治力量的角力。
Zhōngguó shìshíshàng shì rènwéi zhòngcái jiéguǒ wúxiào ，yǔ Zhōngguó jiāohǎo de yīxiē fēizhōu guójiā jí zhōubiān de xiǎo guó zhàn zài Zhōngguó yībiān 。xiǎn ér yìjiàn ，suǒwèi de nánhǎi zhēngduān wèntí ，biǎomiàn shàng shì lǐngtǔ zhēngduān ，shíjìshàng shì gèzhǒng zhèngzhì lìliang de jiǎolì 。
China doesn't consider the arbitration's ruling valid, and countries with friendly relations with China in Africa and China's smaller neighbours have stood with China on this issue. It's clear to see that, although on the surface, the South China Sea dispute appears to be territorial dispute, it is really a political power struggle.
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再说，无论好的情况还是坏的情况，都会过去。进一步来说，当你经历到一些事情的时候，不要只看表面，要从里面学习。
zài shuō ，wúlùn hǎo de qíngkuàng háishì huài de qíngkuàng ，dōuhuì guòqù 。jìnyībù láishuō ，dāng nǐ jīnglì dào yīxiē shìqing de shíhou ，bù yào zhǐ kàn biǎomiàn ，yào cóng lǐmiàn xuéxí 。
Furthermore, both good times and bad times pass. To explore this thought further, when you go through certain experiences in life, it might not be as it initially appeares to be, you should look beyond the superficial and learn from within.
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水分子聚积在玻璃的表面，形成了雾气。
shuǐfènzǐ jùjī zài bōli de biǎomiàn ，xíngchéng le wùqì 。
Water particles accumulate on the surface of the glass, forming mist.
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老实说，这个表面设计我不太喜欢，看看别的吧。
lǎoshishuō ，zhège biǎomiàn shèjì wǒ bùtài xǐhuan ，kàn kan biéde ba 。
Honestly, I don't like the design of the face of this watch. I'll look at some others.
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看起来是不错，我陪老板娘去参观过。穿着整整齐齐的校服，男生打领带，女生穿裙子。不过实际情况也并不如表面看起来的那么好。
kàn qǐlái shì bùcuò ，wǒ péi lǎobǎnniáng qù cānguān guo 。chuān zhe zhěngzhěngqíqí de xiàofú ，nánshēng dǎ lǐngdài ，nǚshēng chuān qúnzi 。bùguò shíjì qíngkuàng yě bingbùrú4 biǎomiàn kàn qǐlái de nàme hǎo 。
It looks really nice. I went with the boss's wife to check it out. The children were all dressed in smart-looking uniforms: the boys wore neckties; the girls wore skirts. However, the truth of the matter is that it's not as good as it seems on the surface.
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