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miàn zi
n. outer part, outside, face; prestige, reputation; (consideration for sb.'s) feelings; powder
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
ài miàn zi
phr. to be sensitive about one's reputation
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zhè jiàn dà yī de miàn zi shì shén me cái liào ?
phr. Which material is the outside of this coat made of?
diū miàn zi
phr. to lose face
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sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì .
phr. Gentility without ability is worse than plain beggary.
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tā yì shēng qì suǒ xìng sī pò miàn zi le .
phr. As she got into a rage, she simply cast aside all considerations of face.
gěi miàn zi
phr. save one's face; show due respect for one's feelings
méi miàn zi
v. lose one's face
chōng miàn zi
phr. to put up a facade, to pretend one is better than one actually is
jiǎn miàn zi
nphr. soda powder