面
miàn
Pinyin

Definition

面
 - 
miàn
  1. face
  2. side
  3. surface
  4. aspect
  5. top
  6. classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
面 (麵)
 - 
miàn
  1. flour
  2. noodles
  3. (of food) soft (not crunchy)
  4. (slang) (of a person) ineffectual
  5. spineless
面 (麪)
 - 
miàn
  1. variant of 麵|面[miàn]

Character Decomposition

Compounds (12)

面
miàn
  1. 1 face
  2. 2 side
  3. 3 surface
  4. 4 aspect
  5. 5 top
  6. 6 classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
面
miàn
  1. 1 variant: 面 miàn
面
miàn
  1. 1 flour
  2. 2 noodles
  3. 3 (of food) soft (not crunchy)
  4. 4 (slang) (of a person) ineffectual
  5. 5 spineless
缅
Miǎn
  1. 1 Myanmar (formerly Burma) (abbr. for 緬甸|缅甸[Miǎn diàn])
缅
miǎn
  1. 1 distant
  2. 2 remote
  3. 3 detailed

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

老板，我要加点。加点一碗牛肉面。
lǎobǎn ，wǒ yào jiādiǎn 。jiādiǎn yīwǎn niúròumiàn 。
Boss, I would like to order something in addition. An additional bowl of beef noodles.
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这碗面加热就可以吃了。
zhè wǎn miàn jiārè jiù kěyǐ chī le 。
Just reheat the noodles, and you can eat them.
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老板，牛肉面可以加大吗？
lǎobǎn ，niúròumiàn kěyǐ jiādà ma ？
Boss, can I have a larger portion of the beef noodles?
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操场边的秋千上，只有蝴蝶停在上面
cāochǎng biān de qiūqiān shàng ，zhǐ yǒu húdié tíng zài shàngmiàn
On the swing sets along the playground, only butterflies still rest on them.
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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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秦宇终于松了一口气，原来是个乌龙，只是虚惊一场罢了。他趁机问了女孩儿的名字，聊了几句，原来女孩儿喜欢看话剧，同时也是个古董控，一个月前去了上海玩，在上海看了几场话剧，还去逛了一些跳蚤市场。秦宇原本想加她微信，但女孩儿说手机上周摔坏了，暂时没有手机可以用。于是他们直接约了隔天表演开场前的半小时在剧院门口碰面。
QínYǔ zhōngyú sōngleyìkǒuqì ，yuánlái shì ge wūlóng ，zhǐshì xūjīngyìchǎng bàle 。tā chènjī wèn le nǚháiēr de míngzi ，liáo le jǐ jù ，yuánlái nǚháiēr xǐhuan kàn huàjù ，tóngshí yě shì ge gǔdǒng kòng ，yīgē yuè qián qù le Shànghǎi wán ，zài Shànghǎi kàn le jǐ chǎng huàjù ，hái qù quàng le yīxiē tiàozǎoshìchǎng 。QínYǔ yuánběn xiǎng jiā tā Wēixìn ，dàn nǚháiēr shuō shǒujī shàngzhōu shuāihuài le ，zànshí méiyǒu shǒujī kěyǐ yòng 。yúshì tāmen zhíjiē yuē le gétiān biǎoyǎn kāichǎng qián de bànxiǎoshí zài jùyuàn ménkǒu pèngmiàn 。
QinYu took a load off his mind. As it turned out that it's a mistake, merely a false alarm. He seized the opportunity and asked the girl's name, chatted for a while. In fact, the girl likes to watch stage drama, and she's a big fan of antique as well. Last month, she went to visit Shanghai, watched some play there, and visited some flea market. QinYu was thinking to add her on Wechat, but the girl said that she broke her phone last week, so she doesn't have a phone. Therefore, they decided to meet in front of the theatre half an hour before the play starts the next day.
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她对秦宇说：”真的很开心，谢谢你今天陪我一块儿去看话剧。很高兴认识你，可惜这是我们最后一次见面了。”
tā duì QínYǔ shuō ：”zhēnde hěn kāixīn ，xièxie nǐ jīntiān péi wǒ yīkuàir qù kàn huàjù 。hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ ，kěxī zhèshì wǒmen zuìhòu yīcì jiànmiàn le 。”
"I'm glad and appreciate your accompany to watch the play today. It is very nice to know you, unfortunately this might be the last time to meet each other." She said to QinYu.
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秦宇一头雾水，不懂她在说什么，问她：”为什么是最后一次见面？”
QínYǔ yītóuwùshuǐ ，bù dǒng tā zài shuō shénme ，wèn tā ：”wèishénme shì zuìhòu yīcì jiànmiàn ？”
QinYu was confused. He couldn't understand what she was saying. He then asked, "Why is it the last time?"
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你不是跟我说，她平常态度挺好的吗？想不到是只笑面虎啊。
nǐ búshi gēn wǒ shuō ，tā píngcháng tàidu tǐng hǎo de ma ？xiǎngbudào shì zhī xiàomiànhǔ a 。
Didn't you say she usually has a good attitude? I had no idea that she's a wolf in sheep's skin.
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