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面对

miàn duì · mian dui

Traditional 面對

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to face; to confront
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Facing a hundred people

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)要(yào)面对(miànduì)一百个(yībǎigè)人(rén)演讲(yǎnjiǎng)，我(wǒ)好(hǎo)紧张(jǐnzhāng)。

    Tomorrow I must face a hundred people for a talk. I am so nervous.

  2. Dengdeng

    别(bié)怕(pà)，面对(miànduì)大家(dàjiā)，先(xiān)笑(xiào)一笑(yīxiào)。

    Do not be afraid. When facing everyone, smile first.

  3. Liangliang

    笑(xiào)一笑(yīxiào)……然后(ránhòu)呢(ne)？

    Smile... and then?

  4. Dengdeng

    把(bǎ)他们(tāmen)当成(dàngchéng)一百颗(yībǎikē)大白菜(dàbáicài)。

    Treat them as a hundred cabbages.

  5. Liangliang

    面对(miànduì)白菜(báicài)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)不(bù)紧张(jǐnzhāng)了(le)！

    Facing cabbages, I will not be nervous!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)怎(zěn)么(me)面(miàn)对(duì)婚(hūn)姻(yīn)中(zhōng)的(de)不(bú)幸(xìng)。

She doesn't know how to face the unhappiness in her marriage.

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

02

试(shì)着(zhe)用(yòng)积(jī)极(jí)的(de)态(tài)度(dù)去(qù)面(miàn)对(duì)任(rèn)何(hé)事(shì)情(qíng)。

Try to have a positive attitude about everything.

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

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面
miàn

face; side

对
duì

right; correct; towards; at; for

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