扑
面
而
来

Lit. sth hits one in the face in Chinese: 扑面而来 (pū miàn ér lái)

pū miàn ér lái

lit. sth hits one in the face

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 撲面而來1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1lit. sth hits one in the face
  2. 2directly in one's face
  3. 3sth assaults the senses
  4. 4blatant (advertising)
  5. 5eye-catching
  6. 6(a smell) assaults the nostrils

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扑
面
而
来

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ㄆㄨ

pū

ㄆ/ pㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄇㄧㄢˋ

miàn

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄦˊ

ér

ㄦ/ erˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄞˊ

lái

ㄌ/ lㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

扑面而来

Simplified

撲面而來

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 打开门，一股热气扑面而来。

    dǎ kāi mén， yì gǔ rè qì pū miàn ér lái。

    When I opened the door, a wave of hot air hit me in the face.

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Related words

来

lái

to come

而

ér

and

面

miàn

face

扑

pū

to throw oneself at

后面

hòu mian

the back

前面

qián miàn

ahead

而且

ér qiě

(not only ...) but also

见面

jiàn miàn

to meet

面包

miàn bāo

bread

面条

miàn tiáo

noodles

本来

běn lái

original

从来

cóng lái

always

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