体面
tǐmiàn
decent; dignified; respectable; face
Characters in this word
面 miàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 面 — face
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
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.
Related words
- 身体 shēntǐ body; health
- 全体 quántǐ all; everyone present
- 体育 tǐyù sports
- 体育场 tǐyùchǎng stadium
- 体育馆 tǐyùguǎn gymnasium; sports hall
- 集体 jítǐ group
- 具体 jùtǐ specific; concrete
- 媒体 méitǐ media
- 体会 tǐhuì to understand through feeling
- 体现 tǐxiàn to show; to embody
- 体验 tǐyàn to experience
- 团体 tuántǐ organization; group