正面

zhèng miàn · zheng mian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. front
  2. obverse side
  3. right side
  4. positive
  5. direct
  6. open

In a sentence

2 examples
01

正(zhèng)面(miàn)思(sī)考(kǎo)是(shì)种(zhǒng)生(shēng)活(huó)方(fāng)式(shì)。

Positive thinking is a way of living.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by FishlandicFishy · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)把(bǎ)书(shū)拿(ná)反(fǎn)了(le),这(zhè)是(shì)反(fǎn)面(miàn),这(zhè)才(cái)是(shì)正(zhèng)面(miàn)。

You're holding the book upside-down. This is upside-down and this is right-side up.

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

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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