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双面

shuāng miàn · shuang mian

Traditional 雙面

Meaning

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  1. double-sided
  2. two-faced
  3. double-edged
  4. reversible
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One side or two?

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)张(zhāng)纸(zhǐ)只有(zhǐyǒu)一(yī)面(miàn)有(yǒu)字(zì)，太(tài)浪费(làngfèi)了(le)！

    This paper has writing on only one side. What a waste!

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)选(xuǎn)双面(shuāngmiàn)打印(dǎyìn)。

    You can choose double-sided printing.

  3. Liangliang

    双面(shuāngmiàn)打印(dǎyìn)？那(nà)两(liǎng)面(miàn)都(dōu)能(néng)用(yòng)了(le)！

    Double-sided? Then both sides can be used!

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，一(yī)张(zhāng)纸(zhǐ)当(dāng)两(liǎng)张(zhāng)用(yòng)。

    Yes, one sheet works like two.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)只有(zhǐyǒu)一(yī)页(yè)要(yào)打(dǎ)，背面(bèimiàn)还是(háishi)空(kōng)的(de)。

    But you only have one page to print, so the back is still empty.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)张(zhāng)纸(zhǐ)是(shì)双(shuāng)面(miàn)的(de)，两(liǎng)面(miàn)都(dōu)能(néng)写(xiě)字(zì)。

This paper is double-sided; you can write on both sides.

02

这(zhè)条(tiáo)双(shuāng)面(miàn)胶(jiāo)带(dài)一(yí)面(miàn)粘(zhān)纸(zhǐ)，另(lìng)一(yí)面(miàn)粘(zhān)塑(sù)料(liào)。

This double-sided tape sticks to paper on one side and to plastic on the other.

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