Sentence #894038 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
How 面对 is built
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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.
对duìright; correct
又again · yòu
寸inch · cùn
Memory aidPicture two hands, 又 and 寸, facing each other as a matching pair: opposite, correct.
How to write 面对
面 9 strokes · 对 5 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 面对 (miànduì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
面对 (miànduì) means “to face” or “to confront”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it miànduì: miàn with a 4th tone, then duì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 面对 is written 面對. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type miandui with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 面对 from the suggestions. Typing miandui into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
面对 is an HSK 5 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.
面miàn4th tone, falling
