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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
on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5]
HSK 3
on the one hand
HSK 3
to meet; to see each other / CL:
HSK 1
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  *麵* | 麵* | *麵
flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless
HSK 2
all-around / comprehensive / total / overall
HSK 3
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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
respect / aspect / field / side / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
(sitting) opposite / across (the street) / directly in front / to be face to face
HSK 2
to boil noodles
HSK 3
to appear personally / to step in / to step forth / to show up
HSK 6
the back; the rear; the last bit / behind; near the end; at the back / later; afterwards
HSK 3
scene / spectacle / occasion / situation
HSK 5
ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]
HSK 3
instant noodles
HSK 2
in front of / facing / (in the) presence (of)
HSK 2
floor / ground / surface
HSK 4
bread / CL: , 塊|块
HSK 1
aspect / phase / situation
HSK 5
(medicinal) powder
HSK 5
on the other hand / another aspect
HSK 3
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
unilateral / one-sided
HSK 4
many-sided / in many aspects
HSK 6
to face sth; to be confronted with
HSK 4
face to face
HSK 6
to face; to confront
HSK 3
outwardly; superficially; on the face of it
HSK 6
scene / tableau / picture / image / screen (displayed by a computer) / (motion picture) frame / field of view
HSK 5
inside / interior / also pr. [li3 mian5]
HSK 3
to be interviewed (as a candidate) / interview
HSK 4
outer surface; the outside of sth / social prestige; face
HSK 5
area (of a floor, piece of land etc) / surface area / tract of land
HSK 3
dignity; prestige; face / honorable; creditable / (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable
HSK 7-9
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
cleansing lotion
stir-fried noodles / "chow mein"
aspect; facet / level (political, psychological, spiritual etc) / (geology) bedding plane
HSK 6
(idiom) all directions; all around
HSK 7-9
front / obverse side / right side / positive / direct / open
HSK 7-9
pan mee, aka banmian, a Hakka noodle soup dish, popular in Malaysia
convex polyhedron
(math.) complex plane; Argand plane
hyperboloid of one sheet (math.)
plane (flat surface) / print media
HSK 7-9
cover (of a publication)
HSK 7-9
zhajiang mian, thick wheat noodles served with ground pork simmered in salty fermented soybean paste (or other sauce)
the wider world / diverse aspects of society
boundary layer
the surface of the river
to face / to turn towards / to incline to / geared towards / catering for / -oriented / facial feature / appearance / aspect / facet
HSK 6
facial expression
to look at each other in dismay (idiom)
double-sided tape
low-gluten flour / cake flour / pastry flour / soft flour
graphical user interface (GUI)
the marketplace (i.e. the world of business and commerce)
to wear (on one's face)
lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom) / fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
mask
the back / the reverse side / the wrong side
HSK 7-9
lateral side / side / aspect / profile
HSK 7-9
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
unilateral
HSK 7-9
east side (of sth)
to lose face
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 like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud
HSK 7-9
noodles mixed with a sauce and served with toppings (not in a soup) / (dialect) flour
to meet with / meeting
HSK 7-9
flour
HSK 7-9
Graphical User Interface (GUI) (computing)
(mainly Singapore) Facebook
flushed with anger (or excitement)
HSK 7-9
surface tension
multitalented person; versatile person; all-rounder
large area / (fig.) (of a problem) (occurring) on a massive scale
HSK 7-9
all sides; all aspects / multifaceted
HSK 7-9
directly / head-on (collision) / in one's face (of wind)
to regard face as all-important / to consider loss of face unthinkable
right side
Sichuan noodles with a spicy and numbing sauce
sea level
face
(idiom) not bat an eyelid
roof
both sides
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross / double dealing and back stabbing
to meet face-to-face
masked ball / masquerade
vertical section / longitudinal section
to be entirely on one side / one-sided / lopsided / partisan / overwhelmingly on one side
desktop / tabletop
directly; head-on (collision) / (of wind) in one's face

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