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  *對* | 對* | *對
right; correct / towards; at; for / concerning; regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite; facing; matching / to match together; to adjust / to fit; to suit / to answer; to reply / to add; to pour in (a fluid) / to check; to compare / classifier: couple; pair
HSK 1
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  *向* | 向* | *向
towards / to face / to turn towards / direction / to support / to side with / shortly before / formerly / always / all along / (suffix) suitable for ... / oriented to ...
HSK 2
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  *別* | 別* | *別
to leave; to part (from) / (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish / (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc) / (bound form) other; another; different / don't ...! / to fasten with a pin or clip / to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement) / (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别, 派別|派别)
HSK 1
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  *面* | 面* | *面
face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
HSK 2
(sitting) opposite / across (the street) / directly in front / to be face to face
HSK 2
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  *冒* | 冒* | *冒
to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth) / to brave; to face / (bound form) reckless / to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign / (literary) to cover
HSK 5
(of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)
HSK 4
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  *仰* | 仰* | *仰
to face upward / to look up / to admire / to rely on
HSK 6
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  *臉* | 臉* | *臉
HSK 2
mouth (CL:張|张) / slap in the face (CL:個|个)
HSK 4
seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
HSK 3
washbowl / basin for washing hands and face / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
surface / face / outside / appearance
HSK 3
face (body part)
HSK 7-9
one side / one aspect / simultaneously... (and...) / one's whole face
HSK 7-9
the present time / to be faced with
HSK 5
lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition / task of Sisyphus / determination in the face of impossible odds
to face sth; to be confronted with
HSK 4
face to face
HSK 6
to face; to confront
HSK 3
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  *臨* | 臨* | *臨
to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before
HSK 7-9
outwardly; superficially; on the face of it
HSK 6
to lose face / humiliation
HSK 7-9
outer surface; the outside of sth / social prestige; face
HSK 5
dignity; prestige; face / honorable; creditable / (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable
HSK 7-9
to lose face
HSK 7-9
face; features / appearance; look / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
to be ashamed to face (sb) / to feel bad about having failed (sb)
to shut the door in sb's face
toward / to face / to open onto / to turn towards / orientation / exposure / Qibla (Islam)
(computing) facial recognition / (cognitive pyschology) face perception
to turn one's face away
outrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)
smiling face
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  *扇* | 扇* | *扇
to fan / to slap sb on the face
HSK 5
face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
flower vase / (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent)
HSK 6
to face / to turn towards / to incline to / geared towards / catering for / -oriented / facial feature / appearance / aspect / facet
HSK 6
right in the face
to wear (on one's face)
(idiom) the place is unchanged, but the faces are different
beautiful face (of a young lady)
lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils
HSK 7-9
Garfield (the comic-strip cat) / (coll.) flat-faced Persian-type cat (esp. an exotic shorthair)
to lose face
to brave / to face dangers
this life / to lose face / to be disgraced
face powder and eyebrow liner / cosmetics / (fig.) beautiful woman
lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
V-shaped face
to take up a challenge / to face an attack and meet it
directly / head-on (collision) / in one's face (of wind)
smiling face / smiley :) ☺ / CL:
HSK 6
to face upwards / to look up to the sky
to regard face as all-important / to consider loss of face unthinkable
(fig.) adaptable; able to deal with various kinds of people and situations / (derog.) insincere; two-faced
face glowing (idiom); looking radiant / all smiles
HSK 7-9
tone of voice / connotation in intonation / accent (regional etc) / snout / muzzle / lips / protruding portion of an animal's face
to slap on the face / to box sb's ears
to hit a wall / (fig.) to hit a brick wall; to hit a snag; to have the door slammed in one's face
face
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross / double dealing and back stabbing
to meet face-to-face
to accept without question / to take sth at face value
(brand or organization) ambassador / face (of a brand or company)
a person's face as seen from the front
to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
directly; head-on (collision) / (of wind) in one's face
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *粉* | 粉* | *粉
powder / cosmetic face powder / food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour / to turn to powder / (dialect) to whitewash / white / pink / (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝) / to be a fan of
HSK 7-9
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  *迎* | 迎* | *迎
to welcome; to meet / to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face
HSK 7-9
to sb's face / in sb's presence
HSK 7-9
a weary look (on one's face)
(of a thought or image) to come to mind / (of a smile etc) to appear (on sb's face) / (of a problem etc) to emerge
HSK 7-9
dilemma / quandary / to face a difficult choice
to stand firm / to stand one's ground (in the face of adversity or pain)
to show one's feelings / to show it in one's face
ashen-faced (idiom)
when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
baby-faced; having a childlike face
to overreach oneself / to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
to discredit / to defame / to smear sb's name / to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc) / to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage) / to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words)
to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
to shave one's face
to scan one's face (for identity verification)
to face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to
HSK 7-9
shape of face / physiognomy
to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)
right in the face
lit. if the mountain won't move, the river will go around it (idiom) / fig. there's always a way forward, even when faced with obstacles
tight; stretched / (face, lips) taut; strained
to face into the wind / against the wind / fig. against the law
(coll.) to show respect; to give face (esp. in public to avoid embarrassment); (often sarcastic) to treat with basic courtesy (implying the recipient is undeserving)
lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom) / fig. can't see the forest for the trees
to look face to face
to turn red (in the face) / to flush (with embarrassment or anger)
facial mask / cleanser / face pack / facial (treatment)
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom) / fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship
(of the face) to harden; to sag
to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek / to drain the cup of humiliation

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