面
子

Outer surface in Chinese: 面子 (miàn zi)

miàn zi

outer surface

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1outer surface; the outside of sth
  2. 2social prestige; face

Stroke order

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面
子

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄧㄢˋ

miàn

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄗ

zi

˙/ neutral toneㄗ/ z

Example sentences

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  • 他很爱面子，不肯认错。

    tā hěn ài miàn zi， bù kěn rèn cuò。

    He cares a lot about face and won't admit his mistakes.

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Related words

子

zǐ

son

面

miàn

face

杯子

bēi zi

cup

儿子

ér zi

son

后面

hòu mian

the back

前面

qián miàn

ahead

椅子

yǐ zi

chair

桌子

zhuō zi

table

孩子

hái zi

child

妻子

qī zǐ

wife and children

鼻子

bí zi

nose

电子

diàn zǐ

electronic

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