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真面目

zhēn miàn mù · zhen mian mu

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Meaning

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  1. true identity
  2. true colors
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The mask comes off

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)变脸(biànliǎn)演员(yǎnyuán)太(tài)厉害(lìhai)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)一直(yīzhí)没(méi)看到(kàndào)他(tā)的(de)真面目(zhēnmiànmù)。

    The face-changing performer is amazing. We still haven't seen his true face.

  2. Dengdeng

    变脸(biànliǎn)就是(jiùshì)这样(zhèyàng)，每次(měicì)脸(liǎn)都(dōu)不一样(bùyīyàng)。

    That's face-changing. The face is different every time.

  3. Liangliang

    他(tā)的(de)真面目(zhēnmiànmù)到底(dàodǐ)是(shì)什么样(shénmeyàng)？

    What does his true face look like, really?

  4. Dengdeng

    表演(biǎoyǎn)完(wán)他(tā)会(huì)摘(zhāi)下(xià)面具(miànjù)。

    After the show he will take off the mask.

  5. Liangliang

    他(tā)摘(zhāi)下(xià)面具(miànjù)了(le)！原来(yuánlái)是(shì)我们(wǒmen)的(de)邻居(línjū)！

    He took off the mask! He's our neighbour!

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这(zhè)才(cái)是(shì)他(tā)的(de)真面目(zhēnmiànmù)。

    See, this is his true face.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

经(jīng)过(guò)调(diào)查(chá)，大(dà)家(jiā)终(zhōng)于(yú)看(kàn)清(qīng)了(le)他(tā)的(de)真(zhēn)面(miàn)目(mù)。

After the investigation, everyone finally saw his true colors.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)骗(piàn)子(zi)的(de)真(zhēn)面(miàn)目(mù)被(bèi)揭(jiē)穿(chuān)后(hòu)，没(méi)人(rén)再(zài)相(xiāng)信(xìn)他(tā)。

After the swindler's true identity was exposed, no one believed him anymore.

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