当
面

To sb's face in Chinese: 当面 (dāng miàn)

dāng miàn

to sb's face

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

Definitions

  1. 1to sb's face
  2. 2in sb's presence

Stroke order

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当
面

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄤ

dāng

ㄉ/ dㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄇㄧㄢˋ

miàn

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

当面

Simplified

當面

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 有意见就当面说，别背后议论。

    yǒu yì jiàn jiù dāng miàn shuō， bié bèi hòu yì lùn。

    If you have an opinion, say it to my face, don't gossip behind my back.

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Related words

当

dāng

(onom.) dong

面

miàn

face

后面

hòu mian

the back

前面

qián miàn

ahead

当然

dāng rán

only natural

见面

jiàn miàn

to meet

面包

miàn bāo

bread

面条

miàn tiáo

noodles

当地

dāng dì

local

当时

dāng shí

then

对面

duì miàn

(sitting) opposite

方面

fāng miàn

respect

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