面相
miàn xiàng
Pinyin

Definition

面相
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miàn xiàng
  1. facial features
  2. appearence
  3. physiognomy

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]
互相
hù xiāng
  1. 1 each other
  2. 2 mutually
  3. 3 mutual
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]
方面
fāng miàn
  1. 1 respect
  2. 2 aspect
  3. 3 field
  4. 4 side
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
桌面
zhuō miàn
  1. 1 desktop
  2. 2 tabletop
界面
jiè miàn
  1. 1 contact surface
  2. 2 (computing) interface
画面
huà miàn
  1. 1 scene
  2. 2 tableau
  3. 3 picture
  4. 4 image
  5. 5 screen (displayed by a computer)
  6. 6 (motion picture) frame
  7. 7 field of view
相
Xiāng
  1. 1 surname Xiang
相信
xiāng xìn
  1. 1 to be convinced (that sth is true)
  2. 2 to believe
  3. 3 to accept sth as true
相册
xiàng cè
  1. 1 photo album
相爱
xiāng ài
  1. 1 to love each other
相机
xiàng jī
  1. 1 camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhào xiàng jī])
  2. 2 at the opportune moment
  3. 3 as the circumstances allow
相当
xiāng dāng
  1. 1 equivalent to
  2. 2 appropriate
  3. 3 considerably
  4. 4 to a certain extent
  5. 5 fairly
  6. 6 quite
相亲
xiāng qīn
  1. 1 blind date
  2. 2 arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiàng qīn])
  3. 3 to be deeply attached to each other
相遇
xiāng yù
  1. 1 to meet
  2. 2 to encounter
  3. 3 to come across
真相
zhēn xiàng
  1. 1 the truth about sth
  2. 2 the actual facts
里面
lǐ miàn
  1. 1 inside
  2. 2 interior
  3. 3 also pr. [lǐ mian]

Idioms (20)

一脉相承
yī mài xiāng chéng
  1. 1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
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
不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí
  1. 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
bù dǎ bù xiāng shí
  1. 1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
  2. 2 no discord, no concord
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
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
互相推诿
hù xiāng tuī wěi
  1. 1 mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other
  2. 2 passing the buck to and fro
  3. 3 each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人位相宜
rén wèi xiāng yí
  1. 1 to be the right person for the job (idiom)
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
  1. 1 it's a small world (idiom)
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
  1. 1 human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
仇人相见，分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
  1. 1 to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
  1. 1 to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
休戚相关
xiū qī xiāng guān
  1. 1 to share the same interests (idiom)
  2. 2 to be closely related
  3. 3 to be in the same boat
凶相毕露
xiōng xiàng bì lù
  1. 1 show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed
  2. 2 with fangs bared

Sample Sentences

人生烦恼不外乎感情、事业、家庭、人际关系，看你衣着打扮，走路的仪态，事业跟家庭多半可以处理得很好，人际关系也不该困扰你，从面相上来看，你的颧骨高，个性强、有主见，感情上可能比较辛苦…
rénshēng fánnǎo bùwàihū feelings 、shìyè 、jiātíng 、rénjìguānxi ，kàn nǐ yīzhuó dǎbàn ，zǒu lù de yítài ，shìyè gēn jiātíng duōbàn kěyǐ chǔlǐ de hěn hǎo ，rénjìguānxi yě bù gāi kùnrǎo nǐ ，cóng miànxiàng shàng lái kàn ，nǐ de quángǔ gāo ，gèxìng qiáng 、yǒuzhǔjiàn ，feelings shàng kěnéng bǐjiào xīnkǔ …
Troubles seldom deviate from love, work, family and networking. Judging from your clothes and your gait, you can handle your professional life and your family well enough and networking likely isn't an issue for you. From your face, I would say that given your high cheekbones you have a strong personality and that your quite opinionated, which would make your love life quite difficult...
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小姐，你面相很好，天方地圆，让我给你看个相吧。
xiǎojie ，nǐ miànxiàng hěn hǎo ，tiānfāngdìyuán ，ràng wǒ gěi nǐ kàn ge xiàng ba 。
Miss, your facial features are excellent: "heaven square and earth round." Allow me to read your physical features.
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我看相极准，耽误不了几分钟的。这不是迷信，面相不足的后天要想办法弥补。
wǒ kànxiàng jí zhǔn ，dānwù bùliǎo jǐ fēnzhōng de 。zhè bùshì míxìn ，miànxiàng bùzú de hòutiān yào xiǎng bànfǎ míbǔ 。
My readings are quite accurate and won't take more than a few minutes. This isn't superstition; if your facial features have issues you must think of a way to make up for them later.
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当然能。你看韩国女星都很漂亮吧？为什么那么多人自杀？就是因为面相不好。
dāngrán néng 。nǐ kàn Hánguó nǚxīng dōu hěn piàoliang ba ？wèishénme nàme duō rén zìshā ？jiùshì yīnwèi miànxiàng bù hǎo 。
Of course you can. Female Korean celebrities are really beautiful, right? Why do so many of them commit suicide? It's because they have poor facial features.
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面相还能弥补？
miànxiàng hái néng míbǔ ？
You can offset facial features?
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