面 miàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 面 — face
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
面目全非
miànmùquánfēi
changed beyond recognition; no longer resembling the original
Characters in this word
目 mù
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
非 fēi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 非 — not, negative, non-
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 经过十年的改造，老街已经面目全非。 Jīngguò shí nián de gǎizào, lǎo jiē yǐjīng miànmù quánfēi. After ten years of rebuilding, the old street has changed beyond recognition.
- 暴雨过后，村口的小路被冲得面目全非。 Bàoyǔ guòhòu, cūnkǒu de xiǎolù bèi chōng de miànmù quánfēi. After the downpour, the path at the village entrance was washed out beyond recognition.
- 这张老照片放了太久，已经被磨得面目全非。 Zhè zhāng lǎo zhàopiàn fàng le tài jiǔ, yǐjīng bèi mó de miànmù quánfēi. This old photo has been kept so long that it has worn beyond recognition.
Related words
- 见面 jiànmiàn to meet, to see each other
- 面包 miànbāo bread
- 面条儿 miàntiáor noodles
- 对面 duìmiàn opposite; across from
- 方便面 fāngbiànmiàn instant noodles
- 方面 fāngmiàn aspect; side
- 面 miàn face, side (a measure word for flat things)
- 面 miàn noodles
- 面前 miànqián in front of
- 表面 biǎomiàn surface
- 后面 hòumiàn behind; the back
- 里面 lǐmiàn inside