面
临

To face sth in Chinese: 面临 (miàn lín)

miàn lín

to face sth

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 面臨2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to face sth; to be confronted with

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面
临

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄧㄢˋ

miàn

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧㄣˊ

lín

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

面临

Simplified

面臨

Traditional

Example sentences

See 面临 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他意识到他面临危险。

    tā yì shí dào tā miàn lín wēi xiǎn。

    He is aware of the danger.

  • 那座老桥正面临坍塌的危险。

    nà zuò lǎo qiáo zhèng miàn lín tān tā de wēi xiǎn。

    The old bridge is in danger of collapse.

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Related words

面

miàn

face

临

lín

to face

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

光临

guāng lín

(formal) to honor with one's presence

临时

lín shí

as the time draws near

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