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HSK
outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance
HSK 3
below / under / next / the following / also pr. [xia4 mian5]
HSK 3
to boil noodles
HSK 3
on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5]
HSK 3
inside / interior / also pr. [li3 mian5]
HSK 3
the back; the rear; the last bit / behind; near the end; at the back / later; afterwards
HSK 3
on the one hand
HSK 3
all-around / comprehensive / total / overall
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *面* | 面* | *面
face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *面* | 面* | *面
flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless
HSK 2
respect / aspect / field / side / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
to appear personally / to step in / to step forth / to show up
HSK 6
ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]
HSK 3
to meet; to see each other / CL:
HSK 1
bread / CL: , 塊|块
HSK 1
scene / spectacle / occasion / situation
HSK 5
in front of / facing / (in the) presence (of)
HSK 2
floor / ground / surface
HSK 4
instant noodles
HSK 2
scene / tableau / picture / image / screen (displayed by a computer) / (motion picture) frame / field of view
HSK 5
(sitting) opposite / across (the street) / directly in front / to be face to face
HSK 2
aspect / phase / situation
HSK 5
on the other hand / another aspect
HSK 3
lateral side / side / aspect / profile
HSK 7-9
to face; to confront
HSK 3
to be interviewed (as a candidate) / interview
HSK 4
surface / face / outside / appearance
HSK 3
area (of a floor, piece of land etc) / surface area / tract of land
HSK 3
face (body part)
HSK 7-9
one side / one aspect / simultaneously... (and...) / one's whole face
HSK 7-9
unilateral / one-sided
HSK 4
many-sided / in many aspects
HSK 6
to face sth; to be confronted with
HSK 4
to face / to turn towards / to incline to / geared towards / catering for / -oriented / facial feature / appearance / aspect / facet
HSK 6
outwardly; superficially; on the face of it
HSK 6
variant of 裡面|里面
HSK 3
unilateral
HSK 7-9
to meet with / meeting
HSK 7-9
large area / (fig.) (of a problem) (occurring) on a massive scale
HSK 7-9
outer surface; the outside of sth / social prestige; face
HSK 5
(medicinal) powder
HSK 5
reverse side / backside / the other side (of a problem etc) / negative / bad
HSK 7-9
water surface
HSK 7-9
face; features / appearance; look / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
mask / fig. false façade / deceptive front
(fig.) two sides of the same coin
(idiom) all directions; all around
HSK 7-9
front / obverse side / right side / positive / direct / open
HSK 7-9
the surface of a wall (esp. an interior wall)
to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds / to stand in the corner (punishment) / (fig.) to examine one's conscience
hexahedron
facing brick; facade tile used to cover exterior walls
boiled noodles served without broth, topped with just a sprinkle of oil and some chopped spring onions, to which customers add vinegar, soy sauce or chili oil according to their taste
plane (flat surface) / print media
HSK 7-9
cover (of a publication)
HSK 7-9
the wider world / diverse aspects of society
ground floor / first floor
dignity; prestige; face / honorable; creditable / (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable
HSK 7-9
the surface of the river
aspect; facet / level (political, psychological, spiritual etc) / (geology) bedding plane
HSK 6
erhua variant of 麵條|面条
HSK 1
the dark side (of society etc)
face to face
HSK 6
facial expression
all-purpose flour / flour for making dumplings and noodles
low-gluten flour / cake flour / pastry flour / soft flour
term used to directly address a person (contrasted with 背稱|背称) / to praise sb in their presence
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *面* | 面* | *面
variant of 麵|面
HSK 2
the marketplace (i.e. the world of business and commerce)
food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc
lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom) / fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
polyhedron
one side of the story / one-sided statement
user interface
mask
(Tw) spaghetti; pasta
double-sided tape
the back / the reverse side / the wrong side
HSK 7-9
graphic design
face / prestige
open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly / to give one's opponent a way out / lenient treatment
a row of things facing oneself (esp. a row of products on a shelf facing customers in a store) / (neologism c. 2019) (coll.) ostentation; showiness; impressiveness
to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom) / (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably / to undergo a transformation
cold noodles
cup noodles
rolling pin
(rocketry) upper stage
both sides
pasta (abbr. for 意大利麵|意大利面) / (Tw) yi mein, a variety of Cantonese egg noodle
cold noodles in sauce
udon, a thick Japanese-style wheat-flour noodle
(mainly Singapore) Facebook
stir-fried noodles / "chow mein"
to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
multitalented person; versatile person; all-rounder
negative / the negative side
HSK 7-9
all sides; all aspects / multifaceted
HSK 7-9
ashen-faced
to regard face as all-important / to consider loss of face unthinkable
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

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