面
miàn HSK1

face

面 miàn frequency
face noun
the front part of the head

她面带微笑。

tā miàn dài wēi​xiào.

She has a smile on her face.

classifier measure word
measure word for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, or flags

墙上挂着一面红旗。

qiáng shàng guà zhe yī miàn hóng​qí.

A red flag is hanging on the wall.

classifier for meetings measure word
classifier for the number of times people meet, often used in the phrase 见一面 jiàn​yī​miàn
surface measure word
the outer layer, top, or flat side of an object

桌面非常干净。

zhuō miàn fēi​cháng gān​jìng.

The tabletop is very clean.

aspect noun
a particular side or feature of a situation or matter

我们要看清事物的正面和反面。

wǒ​men yào kàn​qīng shì​wù de zhèng miàn hé fǎn​miàn.

We need to see both the positive and negative sides of things.

face towards idiom
to face a certain direction; to look out on or be opposite to
面 (麵) miàn
noodles noun
food made from flour dough, usually in the form of strings

我午饭想吃一碗牛肉面。

wǒ wǔ​fàn xiǎng chī yī wǎn niú​ròu miàn.

I want to have a bowl of beef noodles for lunch.

flour noun
powdered grain, especially wheat flour

把面和水搅拌均匀。

bǎ miàn hé shuǐ jiǎo​bàn jūn​yún.

Mix the flour and water evenly.

soft adjective
mealy or soft in texture rather than crunchy

这个苹果吃起来很面，一点都不脆。

zhè gè píng​guǒ chī qi​lai hěn miàn, yī​diǎn dōu bù cuì.

This apple is very mealy and not crunchy at all.

weak adjective
ineffectual, spineless, or lacking character

他性格太面了，总是被人欺负。

tā xìng​gé tài miàn le, zǒng​shì bèi rén qī​fu.

He is too weak-willed and is always being bullied.

Cross-References

Has variant

Has old variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
74th most common 2197.3 per million
Movie subtitles
126th most common 1430.7 per million appears in 99% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
116.4 per million appears in 36% of films
Written text
275.6 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Traditional
麵
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+9762

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)