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出面
chū miàn
Pinyin
Definition
出面
-
chū miàn
to appear personally
to step in
to step forth
to show up
Character Decomposition
出
出
面
面
Related Words
(20)
上面
shàng miàn
1
on top of
2
above-mentioned
3
also pr. [shàng mian]
下面
xià miàn
1
below
2
under
3
next
4
the following
5
also pr. [xià mian]
付出
fù chū
1
to pay
2
to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)
伸出
shēn chū
1
to extend
出
chū
1
to go out
2
to come out
3
to occur
4
to produce
5
to go beyond
6
to rise
7
to put forth
8
to happen
9
(used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
10
classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
出来
chū lái
1
to come out
2
to appear
3
to arise
出去
chū qù
1
to go out
出现
chū xiàn
1
to appear
2
to arise
3
to emerge
4
to show up
出发
chū fā
1
to set off
2
to start (on a journey)
出门
chū mén
1
to go out
2
to leave home
3
to go on a journey
4
away from home
5
(of a woman) to get married
前面
qián miàn
1
ahead
2
in front
3
preceding
4
above
5
also pr. [qián mian]
外面
wài miàn
1
outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
2
surface
3
exterior
4
external appearance
后面
hòu miàn
1
rear
2
back
3
behind
4
later
5
afterwards
6
also pr. [hòu mian]
界面
jiè miàn
1
contact surface
2
(computing) interface
里面
lǐ miàn
1
inside
2
interior
3
also pr. [lǐ mian]
见面
jiàn miàn
1
to meet
2
to see each other
3
CL:次[cì]
面
miàn
1
face
2
side
3
surface
4
aspect
5
top
6
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
面前
miàn qián
1
in front of
2
facing
3
(in the) presence (of)
面对
miàn duì
1
to confront
2
to face
一面
yī miàn
1
one side
2
one aspect
3
simultaneously... (and...)
4
one's whole face
Idioms
(20)
一言既出,驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
1
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一体两面
yī tǐ liǎng miàn
1
lit. one body two sides (idiom)
2
fig. a situation with two sides to it
一鼻孔出气
yī bí kǒng chū qì
1
lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
2
to sing from the same hymn sheet
上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
1
better kept under the table (idiom)
2
not to be disclosed
3
too inferior to show in public
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
1
lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
2
fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
1
human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
2
malicious and duplicitous
以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
1
to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
仓皇出逃
cāng huáng chū táo
1
to run off in a great panic (idiom)
倾巢而出
qīng cháo ér chū
1
the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
1
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
2
double dealing and back stabbing
出乎意外
chū hū yì wài
1
beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
1
beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎预料
chū hū yù liào
1
beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意外
chū rén yì wài
1
turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
1
unexpected (idiom)
2
surprising
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
1
to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
2
to excel
出其不意
chū qí bù yì
1
to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
出其不意,攻其不备
chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi
1
to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
1
(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
2
articulate
出水芙蓉
chū shuǐ fú róng
1
as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
Sample Sentences
那就和当地政府官员联系,让他们出面协调。
nà jiù hé dāngdì zhèngfǔ guānyuán liánxì ,ràng tāmen chūmiàn xiétiáo 。
Then I'll just contact a local government official and let them put things in order.
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