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HSK
bread / CL: , 塊|块
HSK 1
to meet; to see each other / CL:
HSK 1
erhua variant of 麵條|面条
HSK 1
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
  *麵* | 麵* | *麵
flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless
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
instant noodles
HSK 2
in front of / facing / (in the) presence (of)
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *麪* | 麪* | *麪
variant of 麵|面
HSK 2
all-around / comprehensive / total / overall
HSK 3
to face; to confront
HSK 3
area (of a floor, piece of land etc) / surface area / tract of land
HSK 3
inside / interior / also pr. [li3 mian5]
HSK 3
ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]
HSK 3
on the other hand / another aspect
HSK 3
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
the back; the rear; the last bit / behind; near the end; at the back / later; afterwards
HSK 3
to boil noodles
HSK 3
on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5]
HSK 3
surface / face / outside / appearance
HSK 3
variant of 裡面|里面
HSK 3
on the one hand
HSK 3
to be interviewed (as a candidate) / interview
HSK 4
unilateral / one-sided
HSK 4
to face sth; to be confronted with
HSK 4
floor / ground / surface
HSK 4
scene / tableau / picture / image / screen (displayed by a computer) / (motion picture) frame / field of view
HSK 5
face; features / appearance; look / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
outer surface; the outside of sth / social prestige; face
HSK 5
scene / spectacle / occasion / situation
HSK 5
aspect / phase / situation
HSK 5
(medicinal) powder
HSK 5
face to face
HSK 6
aspect; facet / level (political, psychological, spiritual etc) / (geology) bedding plane
HSK 6
many-sided / in many aspects
HSK 6
outwardly; superficially; on the face of it
HSK 6
to face / to turn towards / to incline to / geared towards / catering for / -oriented / facial feature / appearance / aspect / facet
HSK 6
to appear personally / to step in / to step forth / to show up
HSK 6
road surface
HSK 7-9
in writing; written
HSK 7-9
negative / the negative side
HSK 7-9
to meet with / meeting
HSK 7-9
one side / one aspect / simultaneously... (and...) / one's whole face
HSK 7-9
cover (of a publication)
HSK 7-9
flushed with anger (or excitement)
HSK 7-9
to sb's face / in sb's presence
HSK 7-9
dignity; prestige; face / honorable; creditable / (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable
HSK 7-9
to show one's face / to appear (in public)
HSK 7-9
lateral side / side / aspect / profile
HSK 7-9
water surface
HSK 7-9
face (body part)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) all directions; all around
HSK 7-9
the back / the reverse side / the wrong side
HSK 7-9
to like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud
HSK 7-9
nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
HSK 7-9
(idiom) take care of everything; handle everything
HSK 7-9
the surface of the sea; ocean surface
HSK 7-9
front / obverse side / right side / positive / direct / open
HSK 7-9
plane (flat surface) / print media
HSK 7-9
all sides; all aspects / multifaceted
HSK 7-9
reverse side / backside / the other side (of a problem etc) / negative / bad
HSK 7-9
unilateral
HSK 7-9
large area / (fig.) (of a problem) (occurring) on a massive scale
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
flour
HSK 7-9
to tattoo the face / face tattoo / to brand (ancient punishment)
desktop / tabletop
right in the face
bread making machine; bread maker
profile / section
object oriented language
to meet face-to-face
Baengnyeong township (South Korea) / see also 白翎島|白翎岛
rice and noodles / rice flour / rice-flour noodles
lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom) / fig. to be observant and alert
page of a publication (e.g. newspaper or website) / printing space (reserved for some content) / page layout
cheek / face / leather covering (for handbags etc)
to put on a friendly face
rough endoplasmic reticulum
right side
true identity / true colors
instant noodles
mask / visor / facepiece (e.g. diving suit, gas mask)
corn flour mixed with a little soybean flour
to be entirely on one side / one-sided / lopsided / partisan / overwhelmingly on one side
paving / pavement
front window / store front
polyhedron
broad, belt-shaped noodles, popular in Shaanxi
cornmeal; maize flour
lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways / to turn over a new leaf
to lose face
to see the world / to broaden one's horizons
to show signs of reluctance or embarrassment
convex polyhedron
mask
double-sided / two-faced / double-edged / reversible

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