Word
上面 (shàng miàn) — Chinese word meaning
HSK 2
上面 (shàng miàn) is a Chinese word: above; on top. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 上面
名 míng noun
above; on top
书在桌子上面。
shū zài zhuō zi shàng miàn
The book is on the table.
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Word breakdown
上 shàng — up; upper; above
Words with this character (57)
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我上午有一个会议。
wǒ shàng wǔ yǒu yí gè huì yì
I have a meeting in the morning.
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我每天早上七点去上学。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang qī diǎn qù shàng xué
I go to school at 7 o'clock every morning.
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我每天早上八点上班。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang bā diǎn shàng bān
I go to work at 8 o'clock every morning.
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我们每天早上八点上课。
wǒ men měi tiān zǎo shang bā diǎn shàng kè
We attend class at 8 o'clock every morning.
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我每天早上六点起床。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang liù diǎn qǐ chuáng
I get up at six o'clock every morning.
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我晚上要去看电影。
wǒ wǎn shang yào qù kàn diàn yǐng
I'm going to watch a movie in the evening.
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我们一起上去看看吧。
wǒ men yì qǐ shàng qù kàn kan ba
Let's go up together and take a look.
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他从楼下上来了。
tā cóng lóu xià shàng lái le
He came up from downstairs.
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我每天都上网看新闻。
wǒ měi tiān dōu shàng wǎng kàn xīn wén
I go online every day to read the news.
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我喜欢在网上购物。
wǒ xǐ huan zài wǎng shàng gòu wù
I like to shop online.
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他还在路上，马上就到。
tā hái zài lù shang mǎ shang jiù dào
He's still on the way, will arrive soon.
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她买了一件新上衣。
tā mǎi le yī jiàn xīn shàng yī
She bought a new top.
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- 以 from, starting from (indicates a reference point)
- 上 up, above (indicates upward direction or higher value)
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十八岁以上的人可以投票。
shí bā suì yǐ shàng de rén kě yǐ tóu piào
People 18 years and above can vote.
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我马上就来。
wǒ mǎ shàng jiù lái
I'll come immediately.
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这家公司提供上门维修服务。
zhè jiā gōng sī tí gōng shàng mén wéi xiū fú wù
This company provides door-to-door repair service.
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我喜欢这个工作，加上工资也不错。
wǒ xǐ huan zhè ge gōng zuò jiā shàng gōng zī yě bù cuò
I like this job, plus the salary is also good.
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- 基 foundation, base (forms the base meaning of 'fundamental')
- 本 root, origin (reinforces the fundamental nature)
- 上 grammatical suffix (converts the adjective into an adverb)
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我基本上每天都锻炼。
wǒ jī běn shàng měi tiān dōu duàn liàn
I basically exercise every day.
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- 实 real, actual
- 际 situation, circumstance (combines with 实 to mean 'actual situation')
- 上 on, upon (forms adverbial suffix meaning 'in terms of')
Example
这道题看起来很难，实际上很简单。
zhè dào tí kàn qǐ lái hěn nán shí jì shàng hěn jiǎn dān
This problem looks difficult, but actually it's simple.
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现在很多会议都是线上举行的。
xiàn zài hěn duō huì yì dōu shì xiàn shàng jǔ xíng de
Nowadays many meetings are held online.
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你快点，还能赶上火车。
nǐ kuài diǎn hái néng gǎn shàng huǒ chē
Hurry up, you can still catch the train.
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他上下打量了我一番。
tā shàng xià dǎ liàng le wǒ yī fān
He looked me up and down.
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- 上 up, upward (indicating direction from local to remote/server)
- 传 to transmit, to transfer (the action of sending data)
Example
我需要上传这些照片到云端。
wǒ xū yào shàng chuán zhè xiē zhào piàn dào yún duān
I need to upload these photos to the cloud.
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太阳从东方上升。
tài yáng cóng dōng fāng shàng shēng
The sun rises from the east.
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房价又上涨了。
fáng jià yòu shàng zhǎng le
House prices have risen again.
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箭头向上指。
jiàn tóu xiàng shàng zhǐ
The arrow points upward.
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天上有很多星星。
tiān shàng yǒu hěn duō xīng xing
There are many stars in the sky.
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他第一次上台演讲很紧张。
tā dì yī cì shàng tái yǎn jiǎng hěn jǐn zhāng
He was very nervous going on stage to speak for the first time.
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这家公司计划明年上市。
zhè jiā gōng sī jì huà míng nián shàng shì
This company plans to go public next year.
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他在网上买东西上当了。
tā zài wǎng shàng mǎi dōng xi shàng dàng le
He was deceived when buying things online.
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我们计划在五月上旬出发去旅行。
wǒ men jì huà zài wǔ yuè shàng xún chū fā qù lǚ xíng
We plan to depart for travel in early May.
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我需要向上级汇报这个问题。
wǒ xū yào xiàng shàng jí huì bào zhè ge wèn tí
I need to report this issue to my superior.
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他是一个很上进的学生。
tā shì yí gè hěn shàng jìn de xué shēng
He is a very motivated student.
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根据上述分析，我们可以得出结论。
gēn jù shàng shù fēn xī wǒ men kě yǐ dé chū jié lùn
Based on the aforementioned analysis, we can draw a conclusion.
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Example
成千上万的人参加了这次活动。
chéng qiān shàng wàn de rén cān jiā le zhè cì huó dòng
Thousands upon thousands of people participated in this event.
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Example
新总统明天上任。
xīn zǒng tǒng míng tiān shàng rèn
The new president takes office tomorrow.
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上半场结束时比分是1比0。
shàng bàn chǎng jié shù shí bǐ fēn shì yī bǐ líng
The score was 1-0 at the end of the first half.
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- 上 upper, above (indicating higher hierarchical position)
- 司 to manage, to oversee (indicating managerial role)
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我需要向上司汇报这件事。
wǒ xū yào xiàng shàng sī huì bào zhè jiàn shì
I need to report this matter to my superior.
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轮到你上场了。
lún dào nǐ shàng chǎng le
It's your turn to go on stage.
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这座建筑的上层是办公室。
zhè zuò jiàn zhù de shàng céng shì bàn gōng shì
The upper floors of this building are offices.
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- 上 to go to, to ascend to (indicating the action of going to one's position)
- 岗 post, station (one's work position or duty station)
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所有保安必须按时上岗。
suǒyǒu bǎo'ān bìxū ànshí shàng gǎng
All security guards must go on duty on time.
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我们需要把这个问题上报给总部。
wǒ men xū yào bǎ zhè ge wèn tí shàng bào gěi zǒng bù
We need to report this issue to headquarters.
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这部电影下周上映。
zhè bù diàn yǐng xià zhōu shàng yìng
This film will be released next week.
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这个工厂位于河流的上游。
zhè ge gōng chǎng wèi yú hé liú de shàng yóu
This factory is located upstream of the river.
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这部经典歌剧将在国家大剧院上演。
zhè bù jīng diǎn gē jù jiāng zài guó jiā dà jù yuàn shàng yǎn
This classic opera will be performed at the National Theatre.
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吃太多辣的容易上火。
chī tài duō là de róng yì shàng huǒ
Eating too much spicy food easily causes internal heat.
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很多人看手机容易上瘾。
hěn duō rén kàn shǒu jī róng yì shàng yǐn
Many people easily become addicted to looking at their phones.
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飞机在城市上空飞过。
fēi jī zài chéng shì shàng kōng fēi guò
A plane flew over the city.
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电梯开始上行到十楼。
diàn tī kāi shǐ shàng xíng dào shí lóu
The elevator starts going up to the tenth floor.
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律师建议我们上诉。
lǜ shī jiàn yì wǒ men shàng sù
The lawyer advised us to appeal.
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政府决定上调最低工资标准。
zhèng fǔ jué dìng shàng tiáo zuì dī gōng zī biāo zhǔn
The government decided to raise the minimum wage standard.
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公司设定了加班时间的上限。
gōng sī shè dìng le jiā bān shí jiān de shàng xiàn
The company set an upper limit on overtime hours.
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这两支球队的水平不相上下，比赛非常激烈。
zhè liǎng zhī qiú duì de shuǐ píng bù xiāng shàng xià bǐ sài fēi cháng jī liè
These two teams are evenly matched, so the game is very intense.
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皇上今天很高兴。
huáng shàng jīn tiān hěn gāo xìng
Your Majesty is very happy today.
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- 纸 paper (representing theoretical/written work)
- 上 on (indicates the location where discussion happens)
- 谈 discuss, talk about (theoretical discussion)
- 兵 military strategy, warfare (the subject of discussion)
Example
不要纸上谈兵，应该多实践。
bù yào zhǐ shàng tán bīng yīng gāi duō shí jiàn
Don't be an armchair strategist; you should practice more.
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他的年龄我说不上。
tā de nián líng wǒ shuō bu shàng
I can't say his age.
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- 锦 brocade; represents something already beautiful or valuable
- 上 on, upon; indicates the position where something is added
- 添 add, increase; the action of adding enhancement
- 花 flower; represents additional beauty or embellishment
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她的演讲已经很精彩了，配上精美的PPT更是锦上添花。
tā de yǎn jiǎng yǐ jīng hěn jīng cǎi le pèi shàng jīng měi de PPT gèng shì jǐn shàng tiān huā
Her speech was already excellent, and the beautiful PPT made it even better.
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- 雪 snow (representing the initial misfortune)
- 上 on top (indicating position)
- 加 add (the action of adding more trouble)
- 霜 frost (representing additional hardship)
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他生病了，雪上加霜的是还丢了工作。
tā shēng bìng le xuě shàng jiā shuāng de shì hái diū le gōng zuò
He got sick, and to add insult to injury, he also lost his job.
面 miàn — surface; side
Words with this character (55)
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我每天早上吃面包。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang chī miàn bāo
I eat bread every morning.
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- 面 flour/wheat, forms the base meaning of noodles
- 条 strip/strand, indicates the long thin shape of noodles
- 儿 diminutive suffix (erhua), adds colloquial/Beijing dialect flavor
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妈妈做了一碗热腾腾的面条儿。
mā ma zuò le yī wǎn rè téng téng de miàn tiáo r
Mom made a bowl of steaming hot noodles.
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书在桌子下面。
shū zài zhuō zi xià miàn
The book is under the table.
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前面有一家书店。
qián miàn yǒu yī jiā shū diàn
There's a bookstore ahead.
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房子后面有一个花园。
fáng zi hòu miàn yǒu yí gè huā yuán
There is a garden behind the house.
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外面下雨了。
wài miàn xià yǔ le
It's raining outside.
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书在桌子里面。
shū zài zhuō zi lǐ miàn
The book is inside the desk.
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他经常在宿舍煮方便面。
tā jīng cháng zài sù shè zhǔ fāng biàn miàn
He often cooks instant noodles in the dormitory.
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我们明天见面吧。
wǒ men míng tiān jiàn miàn ba
Let's meet tomorrow.
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不要在老师面前说谎。
bù yào zài lǎo shī miàn qián shuō huǎng
Don't lie in front of the teacher.
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银行在马路对面。
yín háng zài mǎ lù duì miàn
The bank is across the street.
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在这方面他很有经验。
zài zhè fāng miàn tā hěn yǒu jīng yàn
In this aspect, he has a lot of experience.
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我们必须面对现实。
wǒ men bì xū miàn duì xiàn shí
We must face reality.
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我明天要去面试。
wǒ míng tiān yào qù miàn shì
I have an interview tomorrow.
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我们需要进行全面的调查。
wǒ men xū yào jìn xíng quán miàn de diào chá
We need to conduct a comprehensive investigation.
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地面很湿，小心滑倒。
dì miàn hěn shī xiǎo xīn huá dǎo
The ground is wet, be careful not to slip.
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这个游戏的画面质量非常高。
zhè ge yóu xì de huà miàn zhì liàng fēi cháng gāo
This game's graphics quality is very high.
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这张桌子的表面很光滑。
zhè zhāng zhuō zi de biǎo miàn hěn guāng huá
The surface of this table is very smooth.
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我们面临着巨大的挑战。
wǒ men miàn lín zhe jù dà de tiǎo zhàn
We face enormous challenges.
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这个项目面向全球市场。
zhè ge xiàng mù miàn xiàng quán qiú shì chǎng
This project is oriented toward the global market.
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这个房间的面积是20平方米。
zhè ge fáng jiān de miàn jī shì èr shí píng fāng mǐ
The area of this room is 20 square meters.
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我需要一份书面报告。
wǒ xū yào yī fèn shū miàn bào gào
I need a written report.
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婚礼的场面很隆重。
hūn lǐ de chǎng miàn hěn lóng zhòng
The wedding scene was very grand.
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我们必须改变目前的局面。
wǒ men bì xū gǎi biàn mù qián de jú miàn
We must change the current situation.
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- 层 level; layer (indicating hierarchical stratification)
- 面 aspect; plane (indicating a particular perspective or dimension)
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我们需要从不同层面来分析这个问题。
wǒ men xū yào cóng bù tóng céng miàn lái fēn xī zhè ge wèn tí
We need to analyze this problem from different levels.
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有什么话就当面说。
yǒu shén me huà jiù dāng miàn shuō
If you have something to say, say it to my face.
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- 方 side, direction, aspect
- 方 reduplication for emphasis on plurality
- 面 face, surface, aspect, dimension
- 面 reduplication for emphasis on comprehensiveness
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我们要考虑这个问题的方方面面。
wǒ men yào kǎo lǜ zhè ge wèn tí de fāng fāng miàn miàn
We need to consider every aspect of this problem.
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请看这枚硬币的正面。
qǐng kàn zhè méi yìng bì de zhèng miàn
Please look at the front of this coin.
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月光反射在平静的水面上。
yuè guāng fǎn shè zài píng jìng de shuǐ miàn shàng
Moonlight reflects on the calm water surface.
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阳光照在平静的海面上。
yáng guāng zhào zài píng jìng de hǎi miàn shàng
Sunlight shines on the calm sea surface.
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我们不能片面地看待问题。
wǒ men bù néng piàn miàn de kàn dài wèn tí
We cannot view problems in a one-sided way.
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这件事对他产生了负面影响。
zhè jiàn shì duì tā chǎn shēng le fù miàn yǐng xiǎng
This matter had a negative impact on him.
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雨后路面很滑，开车要小心。
yǔ hòu lù miàn hěn huá kāi chē yào xiǎo xīn
After rain, the road surface is very slippery, so drive carefully.
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- 面 face (provides the core concept of social face/reputation)
- 子 suffix (nominalizes and makes the word colloquial)
Example
为了面子，他借钱买了辆新车。
wèi le miàn zi tā jiè qián mǎi le liàng xīn chē
For the sake of face, he borrowed money to buy a new car.
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我需要一些面粉做面包。
wǒ xū yào yī xiē miàn fěn zuò miàn bāo
I need some flour to make bread.
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她的面部表情很丰富。
tā de miàn bù biǎo qíng hěn fēng fù
Her facial expressions are very rich.
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他只展示了事情的一面。
tā zhǐ zhǎn shì le shì qing de yí miàn
He only showed one side of the matter.
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我们下周会面讨论合作事宜。
wǒ men xià zhōu huì miàn tǎo lùn hé zuò shì yí
We will meet next week to discuss cooperation matters.
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他很注重自己的体面。
tā hěn zhù zhòng zì jǐ de tǐ miàn
He pays great attention to his dignity.
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这座建筑的侧面很美。
zhè zuò jiàn zhù de cè miàn hěn měi
The side of this building is very beautiful.
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他出面调解双方的矛盾。
tā chū miàn tiáo jiě shuāng fāng de máo dùn
He came forward to mediate the conflict between both parties.
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他单方面决定取消合同。
tā dān fāng miàn jué dìng qǔ xiāo hé tong
He unilaterally decided to cancel the contract.
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每件事都有正面和反面。
měi jiàn shì dōu yǒu zhèng miàn hé fǎn miàn
Every matter has a positive side and a negative side.
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- 四 four (representing the four cardinal directions)
- 面 side/face (referring to sides or surfaces)
- 八 eight (representing the eight directions)
- 方 direction/side (referring to directions or areas)
Example
人们从四面八方赶来参加庆祝活动。
rén men cóng sì miàn bā fāng gǎn lái cān jiā qìng zhù huó dòng
People came from all directions to participate in the celebration.
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这本书的封面很漂亮。
zhè běn shū de fēng miàn hěn piào liang
This book's cover is very beautiful.
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几何学研究点、线、平面的关系。
jǐ hé xué yán jiū diǎn xiàn píng miàn de guān xi
Geometry studies the relationships between points, lines, and planes.
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打开门，海风扑面而来。
dǎ kāi mén hǎi fēng pū miàn ér lái
Opening the door, the sea breeze blew in my face.
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请看一下这张纸的背面。
qǐng kàn yī xià zhè zhāng zhǐ de bèi miàn
Please take a look at the back side of this paper.
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一阵冷风迎面吹来。
yí zhèn lěng fēng yíng miàn chuī lái
A gust of cold wind blew head-on.
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她终于在派对上露面了。
tā zhōng yú zài pài duì shàng lòu miàn le
She finally made an appearance at the party.
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她有一张熟悉的面孔。
tā yǒu yì zhāng shú xī de miàn kǒng
She has a familiar face.
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- 面 face, outward appearance
- 目 eye, visual appearance
- 全 completely, entirely
- 非 not, different from original state
Example
地震之后，整个村庄面目全非。
dì zhèn zhī hòu zhěng gè cūn zhuāng miàn mù quán fēi
After the earthquake, the entire village was completely changed beyond recognition.
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他们争论得面红耳赤。
tā men zhēng lùn de miàn hóng ěr chì
They argued until they were red in the face.
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这座城市的面貌焕然一新。
zhè zuò chéng shì de miàn mào huàn rán yī xīn
The city's appearance is completely new.
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- 面 aspect, side (first of repeated pair)
- 面 aspect, side (repetition emphasizing 'every')
- 俱 all, entirely, completely
- 到 to reach, to attend to, to achieve
Example
他做事很仔细，总是面面俱到。
tā zuò shì hěn zǐ xì zǒng shì miàn miàn jù dào
He does things very carefully, always thorough in every aspect.
Structure & writing
上 is a component in 4 characters
上 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
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面 is a component in 2 characters
面 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order