HSK 4 · Objects

方面 fāngmiàn “respect” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 方面 means

  1. respect
  2. aspect
  3. field
  4. side

Measure word 个 gè · 一个方面 yí ge fāngmiàn

How to say 方面

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale方fāng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale面miàn4th tone, falling

方面 in a sentence

  1. 她在各方面都像她的母亲。

    Tā zài gè fāngmiàn dōu xiàng tā de mǔqīn.

    She resembles her mother in every respect.

    Sentence #881843 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  2. 你想找哪个方面的工作？

    Nǐ xiǎng zhǎo nǎge fāngmiàn de gōngzuò?

    What field of work are you looking for?

    Sentence #421006 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 他在这方面不是很严格。

    Tā zài zhè fāngmiàn bú shì hěn yángé.

    He’s not very strict about this.

    Sentence #1325224 from Tatoeba

How 方面 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 方 (fāng) drawn as one shape
方fāngsquare

方 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 面 (miàn) drawn as one shape
面miànface

面 is a single shape of 9 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidDrawn from a face inside its outline.

How to write 方面

方 4 strokes · 面 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

方面 (fāngmiàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 方面 (fāngmiàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 方面

Words with 方

北方běifāng · north地方dìfang · place方便fāngbiàn · convenient南方nánfāng · the south西方xīfāng · the West东方dōngfāng · the East方便面fāngbiànmiàn · instant noodles方法fāngfǎ · method方向fāngxiàng · direction方fāng · square

Words with 面

前面qiánmiàn · front后面hòumiàn · back面条儿miàntiáor · noodles面miàn · noodles面条miàntiáo · noodles上面shàngmiàn · above下面xiàmiàn · below里面lǐmiàn · inside外面wàimiàn · outside面包miànbāo · bread

More words: Everyday Things

答案dá'àn · answer刀dāo · knife动作dòngzuò · movement方法fāngfǎ · method方向fāngxiàng · direction公里gōnglǐ · kilometre观众guānzhòng · spectators过程guòchéng · course of events

FAQs

方面 (fāngmiàn) means “respect” or “aspect”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it fāngmiàn: fāng with a 1st tone, then miàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 方面 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one respect is 一个方面 (yí ge fāngmiàn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fangmian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 方面 from the suggestions. Typing fangmian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
方面 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.