面对
miàn duì
Pinyin

Definition

面对
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miàn duì
  1. to confront
  2. to face

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上面
shàng miàn
  1. 1 on top of
  2. 2 above-mentioned
  3. 3 also pr. [shàng mian]
下面
xià miàn
  1. 1 below
  2. 2 under
  3. 3 next
  4. 4 the following
  5. 5 also pr. [xià mian]
前面
qián miàn
  1. 1 ahead
  2. 2 in front
  3. 3 preceding
  4. 4 above
  5. 5 also pr. [qián mian]
外面
wài miàn
  1. 1 outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
  2. 2 surface
  3. 3 exterior
  4. 4 external appearance
后面
hòu miàn
  1. 1 rear
  2. 2 back
  3. 3 behind
  4. 4 later
  5. 5 afterwards
  6. 6 also pr. [hòu mian]
方面
fāng miàn
  1. 1 respect
  2. 2 aspect
  3. 3 field
  4. 4 side
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
桌面
zhuō miàn
  1. 1 desktop
  2. 2 tabletop
界面
jiè miàn
  1. 1 contact surface
  2. 2 (computing) interface
画面
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
里面
lǐ miàn
  1. 1 inside
  2. 2 interior
  3. 3 also pr. [lǐ mian]
见面
jiàn miàn
  1. 1 to meet
  2. 2 to see each other
  3. 3 CL:次[cì]
铁面
tiě miàn
  1. 1 iron mask (as defensive armor)
  2. 2 fig. upright and selfless person
面
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
面前
miàn qián
  1. 1 in front of
  2. 2 facing
  3. 3 (in the) presence (of)
面对
miàn duì
  1. 1 to confront
  2. 2 to face
面包
miàn bāo
  1. 1 bread
  2. 2 CL:片[piàn],袋[dài],塊|块[kuài]
一面
yī miàn
  1. 1 one side
  2. 2 one aspect
  3. 3 simultaneously... (and...)
  4. 4 one's whole face
假面
jiǎ miàn
  1. 1 mask
侧面
cè miàn
  1. 1 lateral side
  2. 2 side
  3. 3 aspect
  4. 4 profile
全面
quán miàn
  1. 1 all-around
  2. 2 comprehensive
  3. 3 total
  4. 4 overall

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
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)
素面朝天
sù miàn cháo tiān
  1. 1 lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yáng Guì fēi]) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup
  3. 3 to present oneself just as one is, without artifice

Sample Sentences

英国、法国、比利时等欧洲多国宣布，高等院校开学将推迟至9月。这意味着，高校本学期将全部采取网络教学。对于很多高校而言，网课并不是新鲜事物。但面对如此大规模将课堂授课改为线上授课，各国教育机构和师生们都仍在探索和调整。
Yīngguó 、Fǎguó 、Bǐlìshí děng Ōuzhōu duō guó xuānbù ，gāoděng yuànxiào kāixué jiāng tuīchí zhì jiǔ yuè 。zhè yìwèi zhe ，gāoxiào běn xuéqī jiàng quánbù cǎiqǔ Wǎngluò jiàoxué 。duìyú hěnduō gāoxiào éryán ，wǎngkè bìng búshi xīnxiān shìwù 。dàn miànduì rúcǐ dà guīmó jiāng kètáng shòukè gǎi wéi xiànshàng shòukè ，gèguó jiàoyù jīgòu hé shīshēng men dōu réng zài tànsuǒ hé tiáozhěng 。
Several European countries including the UK, France, and Belgium have announced that colleges and universities are postponing the new semester to September. This means that universities are implementing online teaching for this whole semester. For many universities, online courses are not something new. But when facing the replacement of physical classrooms with online courses on such a large scale, the educational institutions, teachers, and students in these countries are still exploring and adjusting accordingly.
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然而，线上教学不能完全代替线下教育。不少师生反映，学生在家上课，缺乏学习氛围，容易出现注意力不集中、反应速度下降等问题，而缺少面对面的互动也是网课的一大弊端。
ránér ，xiànshàng jiàoxué bùnéng wánquán dàitì xiànxià jiàoyù 。bùshǎo shīshēng fǎnyìng ，xuésheng zài jiā shàngkè ，quēfá xuéxí fēnwéi ，róngyì chūxiàn zhùyìlì bù jízhōng 、fǎnyìng sùdù xiàjiàng děng wèntí ，ér quēshǎo miànduìmiàn de hùdòng yě shì wǎngkè de yīdà bìduān 。
However, online teaching cannot be substituted for offline education completely. Many teachers and students reported that there is a lack of learning atmosphere when studying at home. Students tend to be inattentive and respond slowly. The lack of interaction in person is another disadvantage of online courses.
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现在的很多企业的发展都还停留在使用煤炭等传统能源的水平，多年来一直是一种高能耗、高排放、低产出的状态，我们所要面对的环境问题真是一天比一天严峻。
xiàn zài de hěn duō qǐyè de fāzhǎn dōu hái tíng liú zài shǐyòng méitàn děng chuántǒng néngyuán de shuǐpíng ，duōnián lái yīzhí shì yīzhǒng gāo nénghào 、gāo páifàng 、dī chǎnchū de zhuàngtài ，wǒmen suǒ yào miànduì de huánjìng wèntí zhēn shì yītiān bǐ yītiān yánjùn 。
Now the development of many companies has stalled at using traditional energy resources like coal. For many years they have been high-consumption, high-emissions and low-productivity energy sources. The environmental problems we're facing are getting more serious every day.
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还有一种不能承受的难，不是别人给的，是自己不得不面对的一个残酷现实---你的孩子不是那个天之骄子。
háiyǒu yīzhǒng bùnéng chéngshòu de nán ，búshi biéren gěi de ，shì zìjǐ bùdébù miànduì de yīgē cánkù xiànshí - - - nǐ de háizi búshi nàge tiānzhījiāozhǐ 。
There is another intolerable difficulty, it is not from others, but a cruel reality you have to face: Your child is not the chosen one.
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面对面地坐下来闲聊这件事已经不再是刚需。
miànduìmiàn de zuòxia lái xiánliáo zhèjiàn shì yǐjīng bùzài shì gāng xū 。
It is no longer just a matter of sitting down and chatting.
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即便面对亲朋好友，制衡起来也要处处当心，
jíbiàn miànduì qīnpénghǎoyǒu ，zhìhéng qilai yě yào chùchù dāngxīn ，
Even in the face of friends and family, we must be careful and keep everything in balance.
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面对侵略者中华儿女不屈不挠浴血奋战彻底打败了日本军国主义侵略者捍卫了中华民族五千多年发展的文明成果捍卫了人类和平事业，铸就了战争史上的奇观中华民族的壮举
miànduì qīnlu:èzhě Zhōnghuá érnǚ bùqūbùnáo yù xuè fènzhàn chèdǐ dǎbài le Rìběn jūnguózhǔyì qīnlu:èzhě hànwèi le zhōnghuámínzú wǔ qiān duōnián fāzhǎn de wénmíng chéngguǒ hànwèi le rénlèi hépíng shìyè ，zhùjiù le zhànzhēng shǐ shàng de qíguān zhōnghuámínzú de zhuàngjǔ
In the face of the invaders, the sons and daughters of China were unyielding in a bloodsoaked and hard-fought battle, completely defeating the militaristic Japanese invaders, defending the civilization that was the result of over five thousand years of development of the Chinese people, defending the cause of human peace, casting in memory a wonder in military history and the heroic feats of the Chinese people.
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难以相信我竟然需要面对这样的价值观冲击。
nányǐ xiāngxìn wǒ jìngrán xūyào miànduì zhèyàng de jiàzhíguān chōngjī 。
I find it hard to believe I have to face this attack on my values.
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社交恐惧是人之常情，平常心面对并多加练习就好了。
shèjiāo kǒngjù shì rén zhī cháng qíng ，píngcháng xīn miànduì bìng duō jiā liànxí jiùhǎole 。
Social anxiety is normal for everyone, if you approach things with an everyday frame of mind and practice you'll be fine.
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农村地区也是如此，当习惯移动支付的人面对现金支付时也不要惊讶，要包容和习惯。
nóngcūn dìqū yě shì rúcǐ ，dāng xíguàn yídòngzhīfù de rén miànduì xiànjīnzhīfù shí yě bùyào jīngyà ，yào bāoróng hé xíguàn 。
The same is true in rural areas. People used to mobile payments shouldn’t be surprised when they face cash payments, but to get used to it and be tolerant.
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