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面目
miàn mù
Pinyin
Definition
面目
-
miàn mù
appearance
facial features
look
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]
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
目前
mù qián
1
at the present time
2
currently
目标
mù biāo
1
target
2
goal
3
objective
4
CL:個|个[gè]
目的
mù dì
1
purpose
2
aim
3
goal
4
target
5
objective
6
CL:個|个[gè]
节目
jié mù
1
program
2
item (on a program)
3
CL:臺|台[tái],個|个[gè],套[tào]
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]
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)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
1
obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
1
obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目十行
yī mù shí háng
1
ten lines at a glance (idiom)
2
to read very rapidly
一叶障目
yī yè zhàng mù
1
lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)
2
fig. not seeing the wider picture
3
can't see the wood for the trees
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
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)
伤心惨目
shāng xīn cǎn mù
1
(idiom) too appalling to look at
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
厉目而视
lì mù ér shì
1
to cut sb a severe look (idiom)
反目成仇
fǎn mù chéng chóu
1
to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb
名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
1
names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
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
夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù
1
man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù
1
to fabricate excuses (idiom)
2
to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
怒目相向
nù mù xiāng xiàng
1
to glower at each other (idiom)
Sample Sentences
你在胡说些什么?鬼才相信你!我今天算是看清楚你的真面目了。
nǐ zài húshuō xiē shénme ?guǐ cái xiāngxìn nǐ !wǒ jīntiān suàn shì kān qīngchu nǐ de zhēn miànmù le 。
What nonsense is this? Who would believe it! Today I have seen your true colours.
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