面 (min6 | mian4) : face of a person; surface

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面

min6

mian4

[1] [n] face of a person [2] [n] surface; plane; top; face [3] [n] side; direction; aspect [4] extent; range; scale; scope [5] [v] face; confront; look [6] face-to-face; in or to one's face; personally; directly [7] [n] plane (mathematics) [8] [v] indicate something flat

Stroke count: 9

Level: 1

Radical: (#176)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

面

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:51

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方面 fong1 min6 fang1 mian4 = aspect

背面 bui3 min6 bei4 mian4 = back side; reverse side

出面 ceot1 min6 chu1 mian4 = to act on behalf; outside

入面 jap6 min6 ru4 mian4 = inside, indoors

面目 min6 muk6 mian4 mu4 = face, appearance

洗面 sai2 min6 = to wash one's face 粵

對面 deoi3 min6 dui4 mian4 = opposite; across

面前 min6 cin4 mian4 qian2 = directly in front

上面 soeng6 min6 shang4 mian4 = [1] above; on top [2] Mainland China

下面 haa6 min6 xia4 mian4 = below
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Showing 10 of 26 examples containing 面

把遮喺門前面粵
The umbrella is in front of the door.
[前面＝前便]

有個人喺棵樹後面匿埋粵
There's someone hiding behind the tree.
[Lit. have [counter] person at [counter] tree behind-face hide]

你塊面好污糟邋遢。粵
Your face is very dirty.

咪郁啦!!你喺到郁嚟郁去我睇唔到前面呀。粵
Don't move!! I can't see the front when you keep moving.
[the meaning of 咪郁 and 唔好郁 is the same basically, but the young people would like to say 咪郁 more than 唔好郁.]

你嘅帽喺檯上面粵
Your hat is on the table.

擰塊面過來! 粵
Turn your face this way!

條金魚喺魚缸裏面游嚟游去。粵
The goldfish is swimming in the aquarium.

有幾隻雀仔喺樹上面。粵
There are several birds on the tree.

喺街上面唔好走嚟走去。粵
Don't chase around on the street.

中國人嘅姓係放喺前面嘅。粵
Chinese put their surnames to the front.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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