当面

dāng miàn · dang mian

Traditional 當面

Meaning

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  1. to sb's face
  2. in sb's presence

In a sentence

2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)们(men)之(zhī)间(jiān)有(yǒu)问(wèn)题(tí),应(yīng)该(gāi)当(dāng)面(miàn)告(gào)诉(sù)他(tā),不(bú)要(yào)在(zài)背(bèi)后(hòu)说(shuō)他(tā)。

If you have a bone to pick with a person, tell it to his face instead of saying things behind his back.

Tatoeba: Chinese by User5120 · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)我(wǒ)要(yào)当(dāng)面(miàn)跟(gēn)你(nǐ)道(dào)歉(qiàn)。

I want to apologize to you in person about this matter.

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