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面貌 (miàn mào) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

面貌 (miàn mào) is a Chinese word: appearance, look. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 面貌

名 míng noun

appearance, look

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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Word breakdown

面 miàn — face, surface, outward aspect

Words with this character (55)
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貌 mào — appearance, looks, features

Words with this character (5)
  • 1 礼貌 lǐ mào — politeness HSK 4
    • 礼 courtesy, propriety
    • 貌 manner, appearance
    Example

    他很有礼貌，总是对人微笑。

    tā hěn yǒu lǐ mào zǒng shì duì rén wēi xiào

    He is very polite and always smiles at people.

  • 2 外貌 wài mào — appearance HSK 7
    • 外 external, outer
    • 貌 appearance, looks
    Example

    不要只看外貌，内在更重要。

    bú yào zhǐ kàn wài mào nèi zài gèng zhòng yào

    Don't just look at appearance; what's inside is more important.

  • 3 容貌 róng mào — appearance HSK 7
    • 容 countenance, facial expression
    • 貌 appearance, looks
    Example

    岁月改变了他的容貌。

    suì yuè gǎi biàn le tā de róng mào

    Time has changed his appearance.

  • 4 相貌 xiàng mào — appearance HSK 7
    • 相 outward aspect; how one appears to others
    • 貌 physical features; facial characteristics
    Example

    他相貌平平，但很有才华。

    tā xiàng mào píng píng dàn hěn yǒu cái huá

    His appearance is ordinary, but he is very talented.

  • 5 风貌 fēng mào — style and features HSK 7
    • 风 style, manner, character
    • 貌 appearance, features, looks
    Example

    这个小镇展现出独特的江南风貌。

    zhè ge xiǎo zhèn zhǎn xiàn chū dú tè de jiāng nán fēng mào

    This small town displays unique Jiangnan style and features.

Structure & writing
1 面 miàn — face; the front of the head
面 is a component in 2 characters
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缅 miǎn distant; far away 腼 miǎn shy and awkward; see 腼腆

面 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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2 貌 mào — appearance, looks
貌 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 7
藐 miǎo small; tiny

consists of

2.1 豸 zhì — legless creature; creeping insect as in ancient texts
豸 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 4
貌 mào appearance, looks
HSK 7
豹 bào leopard; panther
2.2 白 bái — white (color like snow or milk, opposite of black)
白 is a component in 19 characters
HSK 1
百 bǎi hundred (the number 100) 的 de structural particle used after an attributive: ① general modifier before a noun ② possessive modifier ③ attributive is a person's name or pronoun, head noun is a role or identity ④ head noun combines with a preceding verb to express an action, attributive is the object of that action
HSK 3
怕 pà to fear; to be afraid of 拍 pāi to slap or pat with the palm or a flat object 泉 quán spring water
HSK 4
貌 mào appearance, looks
HSK 6
皇 huáng monarch; emperor 迫 pò to compel; to force
HSK 7
伯 bó uncle (father's elder brother) 卑 bēi low; lowly 帕 pà small square cloth for wiping hands or face; handkerchief 柏 bǎi cypress tree, an evergreen with scale-like leaves and cone fruits; hard wood used as building material 泊 bó to moor a boat; to dock
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皂 zào black (color) 皆 jiē all; everyone 碧 bì (lit.) blue-green jade 粕 pò dregs left over from brewing wine 舶 bó large oceangoing vessel 魄 pò the corporeal soul (in superstition, the spirit attached to the body)
2.3 儿 ér — male (of animals)
儿 is a component in 7 characters
HSK 3
养 yǎng to provide for; to support financially
HSK 4
允 yǔn to agree, to approve 兄 xiōng older brother 免 miǎn to remove; to eliminate 竟 jìng to end; to finish 貌 mào appearance, looks
HSK 5
匹 pǐ to match, to equal, to be comparable to

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