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当面

dāng miàn · dang mian

Traditional 當面

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to sb's face
  2. in sb's presence
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Say it to my face

  1. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)的(de)礼物(lǐwù)！我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)当面(dāngmiàn)谢(xiè)你(nǐ)，所以(suǒyǐ)来(lái)了(le)。

    Thank you for the gift! I wanted to thank you in person, so I came.

  2. Dengdeng

    不用(bùyòng)客气(kèqi)，你(nǐ)太(tài)客气(kèqi)了(le)。

    You are welcome. You are too polite.

  3. Liangliang

    在(zài)手机(shǒujī)上(shàng)说(shuō)谢谢(xièxie)，不如(bùrú)当面(dāngmiàn)说(shuō)。

    Saying thanks on the phone is not as good as saying it face to face.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)得(de)对(duì)，当面(dāngmiàn)说(shuō)更(gèng)真诚(zhēnchéng)。

    You are right. Face to face is more sincere.

  5. Liangliang

    对了(duìle)，我(wǒ)打开(dǎkāi)盒子(hézi)，里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)空(kōng)的(de)。

    By the way, I opened the box and it was empty.

  6. Dengdeng

    啊(a)！我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)放(fàng)礼物(lǐwù)。

    Ah! I forgot to put the gift in.

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2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)们(men)之(zhī)间(jiān)有(yǒu)问(wèn)题(tí)，应(yīng)该(gāi)当(dāng)面(miàn)告(gào)诉(sù)他(tā)，不(bú)要(yào)在(zài)背(bèi)后(hòu)说(shuō)他(tā)。

If you have a bone to pick with a person, tell it to his face instead of saying things behind his back.

Tatoeba: Chinese by User5120 · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)我(wǒ)要(yào)当(dāng)面(miàn)跟(gēn)你(nǐ)道(dào)歉(qiàn)。

I want to apologize to you in person about this matter.

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