面
对

To face in Chinese: 面对 (miàn duì)

miàn duì

to face

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 面對2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to face; to confront

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面
对

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄧㄢˋ

miàn

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄨㄟˋ

duì

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

面对

Simplified

面對

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我面对陌生人很不自在。

    wǒ miàn duì mò shēng rén hěn bú zì zài。

    I am very ill at ease with strangers.

  • 我无法独自面对这种生活。

    wǒ wú fǎ dú zì miàn duì zhè zhǒng shēng huó。

    I can't face this life alone.

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Related words

对

duì

right

面

miàn

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

对话

duì huà

to talk (with sb)

对面

duì miàn

(sitting) opposite

反对

fǎn duì

to oppose

方面

fāng miàn

respect

表面

biǎo miàn

surface

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