侧
面

Lateral side in Chinese: 侧面 (cè miàn)

cè miàn

lateral side

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 側面1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1lateral side
  2. 2side
  3. 3aspect
  4. 4profile

Stroke order

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侧
面

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ㄘㄜˋ

cè

ㄘ/ cㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

ㄇㄧㄢˋ

miàn

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

侧面

Simplified

側面

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 从侧面看，这座山像一只狮子。

    cóng cè miàn kàn， zhè zuò shān xiàng yì zhī shī zi。

    Seen from the side, this mountain looks like a lion.

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Related words

面

miàn

face

侧

cè

the side

后面

hòu mian

the back

前面

qián miàn

ahead

见面

jiàn miàn

to meet

面包

miàn bāo

bread

面条

miàn tiáo

noodles

对面

duì miàn

(sitting) opposite

方面

fāng miàn

respect

表面

biǎo miàn

surface

面对

miàn duì

to face

面积

miàn jī

area (of a floor, piece of land etc)

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