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The Chinese word for face is

liǎn



face

Chinese Definition


face
     1. 面、工祖



Translations for face and their definitions

     1. morning
           朝zhāo夕 (zhāoxī) - morning and evening; all the time
     2. daytime; day; full day
     3. (obsolete) beginning; start
     4. (Cantonese, Hakka, Min Bei) breakfast
     5. (historical) to wish elders or seniors good health; to visit (a senior person)
     6. (historical) to have an audience with the king or emperor; to perform the morning ceremony; to go to court
     7. to make a pilgrimage to; to pay homage to
     8. to assemble; to call; to gather
     9. imperial court
     10. dynasty (line of rulers)
     11. emperor's reign; period ruled by a particular emperor or king
     12. government; imperial government
     13. affairs of the state
     14. (historical) courtier class
     15. (Huizhou) paternal grandfather
     16. to face
           朝-著着zhe 南邊 (cháozhe nánbiān) - facing the south
     17. towards; to; on
           朝 前 看 (cháo qián kàn) - look ahead lit. look to the front
     18. Short for 朝鮮, North Korea; Korea
           美 朝 關係 (Měi Cháo guānxì) - US-North Korea relations


     1. (anatomy) face
           洗臉 - to wash one's face
           臉 上 的 笑容 - smile on one's face
     2. (by extension) facial expression; complexion
     3. (figurative) front part of something
     4. (figurative) reputation; face; image
           賞臉 - to honour somebody with one's presence
           丟臉 - to lose face; to bring shame to oneself
           沒 臉 見 人 - to be too embarrassed to face anybody


面臨
     1. v. to face; to be faced with; to be confronted with
           面臨 失業 - to face unemployment
           面臨 處chǔ罰 - to face penalties
           水土.流失 是 這個 地區 農業 生產 面臨 的 一 個gè 主要 問題。 - Erosion is a major issue faced by agricultural production in this region.


     1. correct; true; right
           對 啊! - Correct!
           你 說 對 了。 - You're right.
           Synonyms: 不錯, 沒錯, yue:冇錯
           Antonyms: 錯
     2. to treat; to deal with; to take on
           對症下藥 - to prescribe the right medicine for an illness
           對 事 不 對 人 - to concern oneself with acts and not with individuals (when settling an issue)
           你 怎麼 對 人家,人家 就 怎麼 對 你。 - Others treat you the way you treat them.
           刀 對 刀,槍 對 槍 - sword against sword; spear against spear
           廣東 隊 對 香港 隊 - Guangdong competes against Hong Kong
     3. (introducing the recipient of the action) towards; to
           Synonyms: 向
           你 對 他 說 了 些 什麼? - What did you say to him?
           從 不 對 困難 低頭 - to never yield to difficulties
     4. to; with regard to; concerning
           大家 對 你 完全 信任。 - Everyone has complete faith in you.
           你 為什麼 對 他 那麼 好? - Why do you treat him so well?
           多 吃 蔬菜 對 身體 好。 - Eating more vegetables is good for the body.
           你 對 什麼 藥物 過敏 嗎? - Are you allergic to any medications?
           你 對 這 件 事 有 什麼 看法? - What are your views on this issue?
           佢 對 噉 嘅 嘢 冇 咩 興趣 嘅。 - He doesn't have interest in that sort of thing.
     5. according to; for
           這 個 成績 對 我 來 說 已經 很 好 了。 - For me, this result is already very good.
     6. opposite; opposing
           對岸 - opposite bank; opposite shore
           對方 - other party
           對手 - opponent
     7. to face
           對 著着zhe 鏡子 微笑 - to smile at the mirror
           窗戶 對 著着zhe 馬路。 - The window faces the road.
           把 槍口 對準 敵人 - to aim the gun at the enemy
     8. paired; contrasting
           對調 - to swap
           對立 - to be in opposition to
           對照 - a comparison; to contrast
           中日 對譯 - Chinese-Japanese bilingual text
     9. to suit; to fit
           對 心思 - to think the same
     10. to match; to cause two things to match
           對 對子 - to match an antithetical phrase
           對 不上 - does not match
     11. to respond; to answer
           無言以對 - to be left speechless; to be unable to respond
     12. to check by comparing; to verify by comparing
           對 答案 - to check answers
           對 筆跡 - to compare signatures
           對賬 - to check bills
     13. to adjust; to set
     14. to mix; to add
     15. to divide in half
     16. couplet
           一 對 夫婦 - a couple
           兩 對 鞋 - two pairs of shoes
           一 對 燕子zi - a pair of swallows
     17. (Min Nan) from
           我 對 基隆 來。 - I come from Keelung., MN
     18. (attention, zh, probably needs a lot of expansion)


     1. Simplified form of 臉


面临
     1. Simplified form of 面臨


     1. Variant of 對


     1. (literary or dialectal) face
           面 帶 笑容 - miàn dài xiàoróng - to have a smile on one's face
           你 塊 面 有 笪 嘢。 - There's something on your face.
     2. surface; top; face
           水面 - shuǐmiàn - water surface
           路面 - lùmiàn - road surface
     3. aspect; side; respect
           全面 - quánmiàn - overall
     4. right side; cover; outside
     5. (geometry) face
           長方體 有 六 個 面。 ( Chángfāngtǐ yǒu liù ge miàn.) - A cuboid has six faces.
     6. (Cantonese, Singapore, &, Penang Hokkien) dignity; reputation; face
           冇面min6-2 - mou5 min6-2 - to lose face; to be embarrassed, C
     7. to meet
           面世 - miànshì - to come out, lit=to meet the world
     8. face-to-face
           面談 - miàntán - to talk with someone face to face
           面告 - miàngào - to inform face to face
     9. to face
           面壁 - miànbì - to face the wall
           背 山 面 水 - bèi shān miàn shuǐ - backing on to a mountain and facing a body of water
     10. (suffix used to form a noun of locality)
           前面 - qiánmiàn - in front
           上面 - shàngmiàn - higher place
           西面 - xīmiàn - west
     11. Short for 面試, interview
           HR面 - tr=HRmiàn -
           一 面 國旗 - yī miàn guóqí - a national flag
           一 面 鼓 - yī miàn gǔ - a drum
           我 和 他 只 見 過guo 一 面。 (Wǒ hé tā zhǐ jiàn guo yī miàn.) - I have only met him once.
     12. Simplified form of 麵


     1. Variant of 顏
     2. usage. This character is considered the traditional form of Xin Zixing) in use since 1965.


     1. Simplified form of 顏


面孔
     1. n. (formal or Wu) face
     2. n. (figurative, metonymic) person; people
     3. n. (figurative) appearance; form


表情
     1. n. expression (on one's face)
     2. v. (literary) to express one's feelings


面子
     1. n. outer part; outside; face
     2. n. reputation; face; self-respect
           愛.面子 - to be sensitive about one's reputation
           挽回 面子zi - to save face
     3. n. feelings; sensibilities
           給 他 留 面子 - to spare his feelings
     4. Simplified form of 麵子


表面
     1. n. surface; face; external appearance
           表面 光澤 - lustrous surface
           表面 微生物 - surface microorganism
     2. n. the superficial aspect; the surface (of a problem)
     3. Simplified form of 錶面


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