面
目
全
非

Nothing remains the same (idiom) in Chinese: 面目全非 (miàn mù quán fēi)

miàn mù quán fēi

nothing remains the same (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition

Stroke order

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面
目
全
非

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄧㄢˋ

miàn

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄇㄨˋ

mù

ㄇ/ mㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄩㄢˊ

quán

ㄑ/ qㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄈㄟ

fēi

ㄈ/ fㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 地震过后，这座城市变得面目全非。

    dì zhèn guò hòu， zhè zuò chéng shì biàn de miàn mù quán fēi。

    After the earthquake, the city was changed beyond recognition.

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Related words

非

fēi

to not be

面

miàn

face

全

quán

all

后面

hòu mian

the back

前面

qián miàn

ahead

非常

fēi cháng

very

见面

jiàn miàn

to meet

节目

jié mù

program

面包

miàn bāo

bread

面条

miàn tiáo

noodles

安全

ān quán

safe

对面

duì miàn

(sitting) opposite

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