洗面
xǐ miàn
Pinyin

Definition

洗面
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xǐ miàn
  1. facial cleansing

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shàng miàn
  1. 1 on top of
  2. 2 above-mentioned
  3. 3 also pr. [shàng mian]
xià miàn
  1. 1 below
  2. 2 under
  3. 3 next
  4. 4 the following
  5. 5 also pr. [xià mian]
qián miàn
  1. 1 ahead
  2. 2 in front
  3. 3 preceding
  4. 4 above
  5. 5 also pr. [qián mian]
wài miàn
  1. 1 outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
  2. 2 surface
  3. 3 exterior
  4. 4 external appearance
hòu miàn
  1. 1 rear
  2. 2 back
  3. 3 behind
  4. 4 later
  5. 5 afterwards
  6. 6 also pr. [hòu mian]
fāng miàn
  1. 1 respect
  2. 2 aspect
  3. 3 field
  4. 4 side
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
zhuō miàn
  1. 1 desktop
  2. 2 tabletop
  1. 1 to wash
  2. 2 to bathe
  3. 3 to develop (photo)
xǐ jìng
  1. 1 to wash clean
xǐ zǎo
  1. 1 to bathe
  2. 2 to take a shower
jiè miàn
  1. 1 contact surface
  2. 2 (computing) interface
huà miàn
  1. 1 scene
  2. 2 tableau
  3. 3 picture
  4. 4 image
  5. 5 screen (displayed by a computer)
  6. 6 (motion picture) frame
  7. 7 field of view
lǐ miàn
  1. 1 inside
  2. 2 interior
  3. 3 also pr. [lǐ mian]
jiàn miàn
  1. 1 to meet
  2. 2 to see each other
  3. 3 CL:次[cì]
tiě miàn
  1. 1 iron mask (as defensive armor)
  2. 2 fig. upright and selfless person
miàn
  1. 1 face
  2. 2 side
  3. 3 surface
  4. 4 aspect
  5. 5 top
  6. 6 classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
miàn qián
  1. 1 in front of
  2. 2 facing
  3. 3 (in the) presence (of)
miàn duì
  1. 1 to confront
  2. 2 to face
yī miàn
  1. 1 one side
  2. 2 one aspect
  3. 3 simultaneously... (and...)
  4. 4 one's whole face
jiǎ miàn
  1. 1 mask

Idioms (20)

一体两面
yī tǐ liǎng miàn
  1. 1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a situation with two sides to it
上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
  1. 1 better kept under the table (idiom)
  2. 2 not to be disclosed
  3. 3 too inferior to show in public
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
  1. 1 human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
  1. 1 to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
  1. 1 two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
  2. 2 double dealing and back stabbing
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
  1. 1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
  2. 2 to break fresh ground
唾面自干
tuò miàn zì gān
  1. 1 to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
  2. 2 to drain the cup of humiliation
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
  1. 1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
家贫如洗
jiā pín rú xǐ
  1. 1 extreme poverty (idiom); destitute
  2. 2 penniless
  3. 3 poor as church mice
掩面而泣
yǎn miàn ér qì
  1. 1 to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
改头换面
gǎi tóu huàn miàn
  1. 1 to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes
  2. 2 Despite superficially new policies, the substance remains unchanged.
死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì
  1. 1 to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
洗心革面
xǐ xīn gé miàn
  1. 1 lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
浮出水面
fú chū shuǐ miàn
  1. 1 to float up (idiom); to become evident
  2. 2 to surface
  3. 3 to appear
泪流满面
lèi liú mǎn miàn
  1. 1 cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)
独当一面
dú dāng yī miàn
  1. 1 to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section
白面书生
bái miàn shū shēng
  1. 1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
  2. 2 still wet behind the ears
眼观四面,耳听八方
yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng
  1. 1 lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be observant and alert
知人知面不知心
zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn
  1. 1 one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)

Sample Sentences

整个孕期,妈妈都以泪洗面……
zhěnggè yùnqī ,māma dōu yǐlèixǐmiàn ……
I cried for the whole pregnancy...
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是吗?我也要买眼霜和洗面奶了。
shì ma ?wǒ yě yào mǎi yǎnshuāng hé xǐmiànnǎi le 。
Really? I also need to buy eye cream and cleansing lotion.
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我在国外度日如年,整天以泪洗面,根本没心思学习。我怎么这么命苦,那么多人追我我都看不上,偏偏看上了你这个有妇之夫。
wǒ zài guówài dùrìrúnián ,zhěngtiān yǐlèixǐmiàn ,gēnběn méi xīnsī xuéxí 。wǒ zěnme zhème mìngkǔ ,nàme duō rén zhuī wǒ wǒ dōu kànbushàng ,piānpiān kànshàng le nǐ zhè ge yǒufùzhīfū 。
When I was abroad, the days just dragged on and I cried constantly. I couldn't bring myself to study at all. Why did my life have to turn out so badly? So many guys come after me, and yet I think nothing of them. I'm only interested in you, a married man.
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