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西面
xī miàn
Pinyin
Definition
西面
-
xī miàn
west side
west
Character Decomposition
西
西
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]
外面
wài miàn
1
outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
2
surface
3
exterior
4
external appearance
封面
fēng miàn
1
cover (of a publication)
后面
hòu miàn
1
rear
2
back
3
behind
4
later
5
afterwards
6
also pr. [hòu mian]
方面
fāng miàn
1
respect
2
aspect
3
field
4
side
5
CL:個|个[gè]
东西
dōng xī
1
east and west
桌面
zhuō miàn
1
desktop
2
tabletop
界面
jiè miàn
1
contact surface
2
(computing) interface
画面
huà miàn
1
scene
2
tableau
3
picture
4
image
5
screen (displayed by a computer)
6
(motion picture) frame
7
field of view
表面
biǎo miàn
1
surface
2
face
3
outside
4
appearance
里面
lǐ miàn
1
inside
2
interior
3
also pr. [lǐ mian]
西
Xī
1
the West
2
abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá]
3
Spanish
西安
Xī ān
1
Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shǎn xī Shěng] in northwest China
2
see 西安區|西安区[Xī ān qū]
西游记
Xī yóu Jì
1
Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
2
also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey
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)
Idioms
(20)
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
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
1
harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (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
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
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
1
to go separate ways (idiom)
2
to part ways with sb
3
Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
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
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
1
lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
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
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
1
the sun sets in the west (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
1
lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
2
fig. hell freezes over
3
pigs can fly
情人眼里出西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī
1
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
情人眼里有西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī
1
In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
1
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
2
Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
1
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
2
Rob Peter to pay Paul
掩面而泣
yǎn miàn ér qì
1
to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
1
to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
Sample Sentences
在浙江的西面。它是浙江、安徽、江西和福建四个省的交界。
zài Zhèjiāng de xīmiàn 。tā shì Zhèjiāng 、Ānhuī 、Jiāngxī hé Fújiàn sì ge shěng de jiāojiè 。
It's in western Zhejiang. It's where the four provinces of Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Fujian come together.
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