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面

miàn · mian

Traditional 麵 / 麪

Meaning

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miàn 面

  1. face
  2. side
  3. surface
  4. aspect
  5. top
  6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

miàn 麵

  1. flour
  2. noodles
  3. (of food) soft (not crunchy)
  4. (slang) (of a person) ineffectual
  5. spineless

miàn 麪

  1. variant of 麵 / 面 (miàn)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

背(bèi)心(xīn)反(fǎn)了(le)， 要(yào)翻(fān)一(yí)个(ge)面(miàn)。

You need to reverse your vest, it's back to front.

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

02

他(tā)拿(ná)了(le)面(miàn)镜(jìng)子(zi)细(xì)看(kàn)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)舌(shé)头(tou)。

He picked up a mirror and examined his tongue.

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

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