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封面

fēng miàn · feng mian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. cover (of a publication)
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Only the cover

  1. Liangliang

    这本(zhèběn)书(shū)的(de)封面(fēngmiàn)太(tài)好看(hǎokàn)了(le)，我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)！

    The cover of this book is so pretty. I bought it!

  2. Dengdeng

    内容(nèiróng)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How is the content?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)看(kàn)了(le)封面(fēngmiàn)。

    I only looked at the cover.

  4. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，那(nà)你(nǐ)买(mǎi)了(le)一张(yīzhāng)很(hěn)贵(guì)的(de)海报(hǎibào)。

    Ha ha. Then you bought a very expensive poster.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bú)要(yào)根(gēn)据(jù)封(fēng)面(miàn)来(lái)判(pàn)断(duàn)一(yì)本(běn)书(shū)。

Don't judge a book by its cover.

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

02

这(zhè)本(běn)杂(zá)志(zhì)的(de)封(fēng)面(miàn)设(shè)计(jì)得(de)非(fēi)常(cháng)漂(piào)亮(liang)。

The cover design of this magazine is very beautiful.

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