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面对

miànduì

to face

A person facing a gate
Memory picture

Characters in this word

面 miàn

Strokes
9
Radical
面 — face
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 面

对 duì

Strokes
5
Radical
寸 — inch
Made of
又 and, also, again, in addition 寸 inch
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我面对老师。 Wǒ miànduì lǎoshī. I face the teacher.
  • 他面对困难。 Tā miànduì kùnnan. He faces difficulties.
  • 面对现实吧。 Miànduì xiànshí ba. Face reality.

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