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表面

biǎo miàn · biao mian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. surface
  2. face
  3. outside
  4. appearance
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In a conversation

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Ice on the lake

  1. Liangliang

    湖(hú)的(de)表面(biǎomiàn)结冰(jiébīng)了(le)！

    The surface of the lake has frozen!

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)可以(kěyǐ)走(zǒu)上去(shàngqù)吗(ma)？

    Can we walk on it?

  3. Liangliang

    不行(bùxíng)，表面(biǎomiàn)很(hěn)滑(huá)。

    No, the surface is very slippery.

  4. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，一只(yīzhǐ)鸭子(yāzi)在(zài)冰(bīng)上(shàng)滑(huá)。

    Look, a duck is sliding on the ice.

  5. Liangliang

    它(tā)也(yě)站不稳(zhànbùwěn)，因为(yīnwèi)它(tā)没有(méiyǒu)鞋(xié)。

    It can't stand steady either, because it has no shoes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)件(jiàn)物(wù)件(jiàn)的(de)表(biǎo)面(miàn)颇(pō)为(wéi)粗(cū)糙(cāo)。

The surface of the object is fairly rough.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

地(dì)球(qiú)的(de)表(biǎo)面(miàn)有(yǒu)七(qī)成(chéng)是(shì)水(shuǐ)。

The surface of the earth is 70% water.

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

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表
biǎo

exterior surface; family relationship via females

面
miàn

face; side

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