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一面

yī miàn · yi mian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. one side
  2. one aspect
  3. simultaneously... (and...)
  4. one's whole face
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In a conversation

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Walking the night market

  1. Dengdeng

    夜市(yèshì)真(zhēn)热闹(rènao)！我们(wǒmen)一面(yīmiàn)逛(guàng)，一面(yīmiàn)吃(chī)吧(ba)。

    The night market is so lively! Let’s eat while we stroll.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那个(nàge)牌子(páizi)一面(yīmiàn)是(shì)中文(zhōngwén)，一面(yīmiàn)是(shì)英文(yīngwén)。

    OK! Look, that sign has Chinese on one side and English on the other.

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，一面(yīmiàn)给(gěi)本地人(běndìrén)看(kàn)，一面(yīmiàn)给(gěi)游客(yóukè)看(kàn)。

    Right, one side is for locals and the other for tourists.

  4. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)也(yě)很(hěn)忙(máng)，一面(yīmiàn)卖(mài)东西(dōngxi)，一面(yīmiàn)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)。

    The owner is busy too, selling things while looking at his phone.

  5. Dengdeng

    嘘(xū)，他(tā)一面(yīmiàn)笑(xiào)，一面(yīmiàn)在(zài)看(kàn)我们(wǒmen)呢(ne)。

    Shh, he’s smiling and watching us at the same time.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

硬(yìng)币(bì)的(de)一(yí)面(miàn)叫(jiào)做(zuò)"公(gōng)"，另(lìng)一(yí)面(miàn)叫(jiào)做(zuò)"字(zì)"。

One side of the coin is called 'heads', and the other is called 'tails'.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)一(yí)面(miàn)做(zuò)饭(fàn)，一(yí)面(miàn)听(tīng)广(guǎng)播(bō)。

She cooks while listening to the radio.

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