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面临

miàn lín · mian lin

Traditional 面臨

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to face sth; to be confronted with
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A hard choice

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)面临(miànlín)一个(yīgè)难题(nántí)。

    I am facing a hard problem.

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)难题(nántí)？

    What problem?

  3. Dengdeng

    今晚(jīnwǎn)是(shì)吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)，还是(háishi)吃(chī)烧烤(shāokǎo)？

    Hot pot or barbecue tonight?

  4. Liangliang

    这(zhè)也(yě)是(shì)难题(nántí)？

    Is that a problem?

  5. Dengdeng

    面临(miànlín)这种(zhèzhǒng)选择(xuǎnzé)，我(wǒ)每次(měicì)都(dōu)要(yào)想(xiǎng)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Facing a choice like this, I think for an hour every time.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

俄(é)罗(luó)斯(sī)面(miàn)临(lín)着(zhe)严(yán)重(zhòng)的(de)财(cái)政(zhèng)困(kùn)难(nán)。

Russia is facing great financial difficulties.

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

02

日(rì)本(běn)正(zhèng)面(miàn)临(lín)着(zhe)严(yán)重(zhòng)的(de)经(jīng)济(jì)问(wèn)题(tí)。

Japan is confronted with severe economic problems.

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

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