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quán miàn · quan mian

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HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. all-around
  2. comprehensive
  3. total
  4. overall
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A very complete plan

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)旅行(lǚxíng)计划(jìhuà)做得(zuòde)真(zhēn)全面(quánmiàn)！

    Your trip plan is really thorough!

  2. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)，我(wǒ)连(lián)创可贴(chuāngkětiē)都(dōu)写进去(xiějìnqù)了(le)。

    Thanks. I even wrote in plasters.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)吃的(chīde)呢(ne)？

    What about food?

  4. Dengdeng

    吃的(chīde)更(gèng)全面(quánmiàn)：第一天(dìyītiān)包子(bāozi)，第二天(dìèrtiān)包子(bāozi)。

    The food is even more thorough: buns on day one, buns on day two.

  5. Liangliang

    这(zhè)也(yě)叫(jiào)全面(quánmiàn)？

    You call that thorough?

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，第三天(dìsāntiān)加(jiā)一个(yīgè)馒头(mántou)。

    Okay, on day three I will add a steamed bun.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)医(yī)院(yuàn)做(zuò)一(yí)个(gè)全(quán)面(miàn)的(de)检(jiǎn)查(chá)。

I want to go to the hospital to get a complete check-up.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by bekindtoall · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)对(duì)产(chǎn)品(pǐn)进(jìn)行(xíng)了(le)全(quán)面(miàn)的(de)改(gǎi)进(jìn)。

The company carried out a comprehensive improvement of its products.

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全
quán

all; whole

面
miàn

face; side

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