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面孔

miàn kǒng · mian kong

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Meaning

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  1. face
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Familiar faces

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)的(de)同学(tóngxué)聚会(jùhuì)，你(nǐ)认识(rènshi)几(jǐ)个(gè)人(rén)？

    At today's class reunion, how many people do you know?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)看到(kàndào)了(le)陌生(mòshēng)的(de)面孔(miànkǒng)。

    I only see unfamiliar faces.

  3. Dengdeng

    别急(biéjí)，你看(nǐkàn)，那边(nàbian)有(yǒu)一张(yīzhāng)熟悉(shúxī)的(de)面孔(miànkǒng)。

    Don't worry. Look, there's a familiar face over there.

  4. Liangliang

    哪里(nǎlǐ)？我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。

    Where? Let me take a look.

  5. Dengdeng

    就是(jiùshì)那个(nàge)穿(chuān)蓝衣服(lányīfu)的(de)，他(tā)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)看(kàn)你(nǐ)。

    That one in the blue shirt. He's been looking at you.

  6. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，那(nà)是(shì)镜子(jìngzi)里(lǐ)的(de)我(wǒ)！

    Haha, that's me in the mirror!

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2 examples
01

有(yǒu)时(shí)候(hou)你(nǐ)那(nà)精(jīng)疲(pí)力(lì)尽(jìn)的(de)面(miàn)孔(kǒng)出(chū)现(xiàn)在(zài)我(wǒ)的(de)眼(yǎn)前(qián)。

Sometimes that tired-out face of yours appears in front of my eyes.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Tsetseg · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)精(jīng)疲(pí)力(lì)竭(jié)的(de)面(miàn)孔(kǒng)有(yǒu)时(shí)会(huì)出(chū)现(xiàn)在(zài)我(wǒ)眼(yǎn)前(qián)。

Sometimes that tired-out face of yours appears in front of my eyes.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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