表面 (biu2 min6 | biao3 mian4) : surface; appearance; facade

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表面

biu2 min6

biao3 mian4

surface; appearance; facade

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 5,560,000

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

表面

This word has been viewed 2429 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 3rd Aug 2004 11:55 and last edited on 10th Sep 2016 01:49

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Characters in this word:

表 biu2 - form; table; surface; outside; show
面 min6 - face; surface; top; side; aspect; extent

9 compounds containing this word:

表面上 - apparently
月球表面 - lunar surface; surface of the moon
表面信息 - surface information
表面上的 - [adj] facial, flashy, ostentations, superficial
表面的 - [adj] apparent, exterior, facial, outward, outside, superficial, surface
表面的裝飾 - [n] gilt
表面現象 - outside appearance; superficies
表面風光 - look outwardly impressive
Common Formations:
表面文章 - lip service; surface formality; a superficial piece of writing

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表面上關係好好，但內裡其實係咪真嘅噉？粵
The relationship is cordial on the surface, but is it really so (deep down inside)?

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