The Chinese word for face is
脸
liǎn
Chinese Definition
| face | |
| 1. 面、工祖 |
Translations for face and their definitions
| 臉 | |
| 1. (anatomy) face (attention, zh, classifier 張?) | |
| 2. (by extension) facial expression; complexion | |
| 3. (figurative) front part of something | |
| 4. (figurative) reputation; face; image |
| 脸 | |
| 1. (anatomy) face (attention, zh, classifier 張?) | |
| 2. (by extension) facial expression; complexion | |
| 3. (figurative) front part of something | |
| 4. (figurative) reputation; face; image |
| 面 | |
| 1. n. (Min Nan) acne | |
| 2. flour | |
| 3. (anatomy) face | |
| 玉米麵 - corn flour | |
| 4. surface; plane | |
| 麵粉 - flour | |
| 5. aspect; side; respect | |
| 6. dough | |
| 7. side; dimension | |
| 8. noodles | |
| 湯麵 - noodles in soup | |
| 9. (mainland China) powder | |
| 藥麵兒-r - medicinal powder | |
| 10. (mainland China, dialectal) soft and floury | |
| 這 塊 番薯 很 麵。 - This piece of sweet potato is really soft and floury. |
| 顔 | |
| 1. color | |
| 顏色 - color | |
| 2. face; countenance; facial expression | |
| 顏面 - face, prestige | |
| 容顏 - countenance; looks | |
| 3. prestige, dignity | |
| 厚顏 - brazen; shameless |
| 颜 | |
| 1. color | |
| 顏色 - color | |
| 2. face; countenance; facial expression | |
| 顏面 - face, prestige | |
| 容顏 - countenance; looks | |
| 3. prestige, dignity | |
| 厚顏 - brazen; shameless |
| 面孔 | |
| 1. n. (formal or Wu) face | |
| 2. n. (figurative) person; people | |
| 3. n. (figurative) appearance; form |
| 表情 | |
| 1. v. to express (one's feelings) | |
| 2. n. expression (on one's face) |
| 面子 | |
| 1. n. outer part; outside; face | |
| 2. n. reputation; face | |
| 3. n. self-respect |
| 表面 | |
| 1. n. surface; face; external appearance | |
| 2. n. the superficial aspect; the surface (of a problem) |
Pronunciation
liǎn
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