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体面

tǐmiàn

decent; dignified; respectable; face

A neatly dressed person with a cane stands by a tidy house
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面 miàn

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

Example phrases

  • 退休以后,他依然保持体面的生活方式,不愿依赖子女。 Tuìxiū yǐhòu, tā yīrán bǎochí tǐmiàn de shēnghuó fāngshì, bú yuàn yīlài zǐnǚ. After retiring, he still maintained a dignified way of life and was unwilling to depend on his children.
  • 这份工作虽然普通,但干得体面就行。 Zhè fèn gōngzuò suīrán pǔtōng, dàn gàn de tǐmiàn jiù xíng. This job may be ordinary, but as long as it is done respectably, that is fine.
  • 他穿着非常体面,看起来像位教授。 Tā chuānzhe fēicháng tǐmiàn, kàn qǐlái xiàng wèi jiàoshòu. He is very smartly dressed and looks like a professor.

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