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Mandarin miàn
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Pinyin mian4
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一田尸中
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 miàn flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless
Results beginning with 面
 miàn duì to confront / to face
 miàn qián in front of / facing / (in the) presence (of)
 miàn jī area (of a floor, piece of land etc) / surface area / tract of land
 miàn lín to face sth / to be confronted with
 miàn xiàng to face / to turn towards / to incline to / geared towards / catering for / -oriented / facial feature / appearance / aspect / facet
 miàn yì to bargain face-to-face / to negotiate directly
 miàn bǎn kneading board / breadboard
 miàn shì to be interviewed (as a candidate) / interview
 miàn zi outer surface / outside / honor / reputation / face (as in "losing face") / self-respect / feelings / (medicinal) powder
 miàn bāo bread / CL:片[pian4],袋[dai4],塊|块[kuai4]
 miàn liào material for making clothes / CL:塊|块[kuai4]
 miàn mào appearance / face / features / CL:個|个[ge4]
 miàn kǒng face
 miàn bù face (body part)
 miàn sè complexion
 miàn jù mask
 miàn róng appearance / facial features
 miàn mó facial mask / cleanser / face pack / facial (treatment)
 miàn mù appearance / facial features / look
 miàn fěn flour
 miàn shā veil
 miàn tān facial nerve paralysis
 miàn tán face-to-face meeting / an interview
 miàn tiáo noodles
 miàn dài to wear (on one's face)
 miàn shì to be published (of art, literary works etc) / to come out / to take shape / to see the light of day
 miàn zhí face value / par value
 miàn shòu to teach face to face / to instruct in person
 miàn jiá cheek
 miàn shì to hit the market (of a new product)
 miàn páng face
 miàn xiàng facial features / appearence / physiognomy
 miàn zhào mask / visor / facepiece (e.g. diving suit, gas mask)
 miàn shí food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc
 miàn pí dumpling skin / piecrust
 miàn tuán dough
 miàn shuāng facial cream (cosmetics)
 miàn shú to look familiar / familiar-looking
 miàn é denomination (of currency or bond)
 miàn bì to face the wall / to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism) / (fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc
 miàn miàn multiple viewpoints
 miàn diǎn pastry
 miàn jīn face flannel or towel / shroud (over the face of a corpse)
 miàn jīn gluten
 miàn hù flour paste
 miàn hú starchy / floury and without fiber
 miàn tāng noodle soup / noodles in soup / noodle broth
 miàn pào acne
 miàn sù (figurines) made of dough / dough modeling
 miàn bǐng flatbread
 miàn bō surface wave / L wave
簿 Miàn bù (mainly Singapore) Facebook
 miàn chēng term used to directly address a person (contrasted with 背稱|背称[bei4 cheng1]) / to praise sb in their presence
 miàn chì to reproach sb to his face
 miàn dàng noodle stall or counter
 miàn dī abbr. of 麵包車的士|面包车的士[mian4 bao1 che1 di1 shi4] / minivan taxi
 miàn féi leaven / sourdough
 miàn guā (dialect) pumpkin / (fig.) oaf
 miàn jiàn to meet face to face / to meet in person
 miàn jiāo to deliver personally / to hand over face-to-face
 miàn jìng mask (diving)
 miàn lèi noodle dishes (on menu)
 miàn lù to look (tired, pleased etc) / to wear (a smile, a puzzled expression etc)
 miàn qìng to explain in detail personally
 miàn r cover / outside
 miàn shǒu handsome male companion / gigolo
 miàn tài facial appearance
 miàn tǐ noodles
 miàn wō Chinese doughnut
 miàn wù to interview / to meet
 miàn xiè to thank sb personally / to thank sb to his face
 miàn xíng shape of face
 miàn xíng shape of face
 miàn xù to talk face-to-face
 miàn yán face
 miàn yǐng face (esp. remembered) / mental image of sb
 miàn yǒu to put on a friendly face
 miàn yú to praise sb to his face
 miàn yù to instruct sb personally
 miàn yù to praise sb in his presence
 miàn zhǒng (breadmaking) starter
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 miàn duì miàn face to face
 miàn bāo chē van for carrying people / taxi minibus
 miàn miàn guān (used in titles) comprehensive survey
 miàn bāo fáng bakery / CL:家[jia1]
 miàn bāo xiè breadcrumbs
 miàn bāo piān bread slice / sliced bread
 miàn bāo piàn bread slice / sliced bread
  trend surface analysis / trend surface method / surface analysis / trend analysis
 miàn bāo chóng mealworm (Tenebrio molitor)
 miàn bāo guǒ jackfruit / breadfruit / Artocarpus heterophyllus
 miàn bāo jī bread making machine / bread maker
 miàn bāo kāng breadcrumbs
 miàn bāo pí crust
 miàn bāo ráng crumb (soft interior of a loaf of bread)
 miàn bāo shù breadfruit tree / Artocarpus altilis
 miàn bāo xīn crumb (soft interior of a loaf of bread)
 miàn bāo zhā breadcrumbs
 miàn gē da dough dumpling
 miàn rén r dough figurine
 miàn shì huì interview (for the assessment of a candidate)
 miàn tiáo r erhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2]
 miàn zuò biāo plane coordinates / rectangular coordinates
 miàn miàn xiāng qù to look at each other in dismay (idiom)
 miàn mù quán fēi nothing remains the same (idiom) / change beyond recognition
 miàn hóng ěr chì flushed with anger (or excitement)
 miàn miàn jù dào (idiom) take care of everything / handle everything
 miàn yǒu nán sè to show signs of reluctance or embarrassment
 miàn wú rén sè ashen-faced
 miàn shì jì qiǎo interviewing skills
 miàn rú tǔ sè ashen-faced (idiom)
 miàn huáng jī shòu lit. face yellow and body emaciated (idiom) / fig. malnourished and sickly in appearance
 miàn shòu jī yí to give direct instructions on the way to deal with a matter / to brief personally (idiom)
 miàn mù yī xīn complete change (idiom) / facelift / We're in a wholly new situation.
 miàn mù kě zēng repulsive countenance / disgusting appearance
 miàn rú huī tǔ ashen-faced (idiom)
 miàn yǒu cài sè to look famished
  area bombing
  surface-tow system
 miàn bāo shī fù baker
 miàn bì sī guò to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds / to stand in the corner (punishment) / (fig.) to examine one's conscience
 miàn bù biǎo qíng facial expression
 miàn dài bìng róng to look unwell
 miàn dài chóu róng with a sad air / looking melancholy / with a worried look
 miàn è xīn shàn to have a mean-looking face but a heart of gold (idiom)
 miàn huáng jī hóng yellow face, emaciated body (idiom) / malnourished and sickly in appearance
 miàn lín kùn nán to be faced with problems
 miàn lù bù yuè to show unhappiness or displeasure (idiom)
 miàn lù juàn yì to look tired
 miàn sè rú tǔ ashen-faced (idiom)
 miàn shì gōng zuò job interview / to interview for a position
 miàn xiàng lián jiē connection-oriented
  country-driven
  field-driven
 miàn lín shēng mìng wēi xiǎn life-threatening situation
 miàn xiàng duì xiàng jié gòu object-oriented structure
 miàn xiàng duì xiàng yǔ yán object oriented language
  client-oriented service
  market-oriented reforms
 miàn cháo huáng tǔ bèi cháo tiān face to the ground, back to the sky
 miàn xiàng duì xiàng de jì shù object-oriented technology
  area-time equivalent ratio
  Common Business-Oriented Language
 miàn xīn lì fāng zuì mì duī jī face-centered cubic (FCC) (math.)
  Convention concerning Night Work in Bakeries
2005年  Pacific Youth Strategy 2005
  Client-Oriented, Provider-Efficient services strategy
  High-level Forum on Advancing Global Health in the Face of Crisis
  Financing Energy Services for Small-scale Energy-users
Approximate Results for 面
 fāng miàn respect / aspect / field / side / CL:個|个[ge4]
 quán miàn all-around / comprehensive / total / overall
 xià mian below / under / next / the following
 xià miàn to boil noodles
 yè miàn page / web page
 lǐ miàn inside / interior / also pr. [li3 mian5]
 shàng mian on top of / above-mentioned
 shàng miàn on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5]
 jiè miàn contact surface / (computing) interface
 hòu mian rear / back / behind / later / afterwards
 hòu miàn rear / back / behind / later / afterwards / also pr. [hou4 mian5]
 qián miàn ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]
 huà miàn scene / tableau / picture / image / screen (displayed by a computer) / (motion picture) frame / field of view
 wài mian outside
 wài miàn outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance
 yī miàn one side / one aspect / simultaneously... (and...) / one's whole face
 biǎo miàn surface / face / outside / appearance
 dì miàn floor / ground / surface
 zhuō miàn desktop / tabletop
 jiàn miàn to meet / to see each other / CL:次[ci4]
 duì miàn (sitting) opposite / across (the street) / directly in front / to be face to face
 bǎn miàn page of a publication (e.g. newspaper or website) / printing space (reserved for some content) / page layout
 jú miàn aspect / phase / situation
 chǎng miàn scene / spectacle / occasion / situation
 píng miàn plane (flat surface) / print media
 zhèng miàn front / obverse side / right side / positive / direct / open
 shū miàn in writing / written
 shuǐ miàn water surface
 fēng miàn cover (of a publication)
 céng miàn aspect / facet / level (political, psychological, spiritual etc) / (geology) bedding plane
 fù miàn negative / the negative side
 cè miàn lateral side / side / aspect / profile
 mǎn miàn across one's whole face / (smiling) from ear to ear
 lù miàn road surface
 diàn miàn shop front
 dāng miàn to sb's face / in sb's presence
 chū miàn to appear personally / to step in / to step forth / to show up
 yíng miàn directly / head-on (collision) / in one's face (of wind)
 bèi miàn the back / the reverse side / the wrong side
 sì miàn all sides
 lòu miàn to show one's face / to appear (in public)
 hǎi miàn sea level / sea surface
 shuāng miàn double-sided / two-faced / double-edged / reversible
 liǎng miàn both sides
 jiè miàn (Tw) interface (computing)
 mén mian shop front / facade / CL:間|间[jian1] / prestige
 huì miàn to meet with / meeting
 piàn miàn unilateral / one-sided
 fǎn miàn reverse side / backside / the other side (of a problem etc) / negative / bad
 běi miàn northern side / north
 pū miàn lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils
 tái miàn tabletop / countertop / (fig.) public view / plain sight / (gambling) stake
 méng miàn masked / covered face
 zhí miàn to face (reality, danger etc)
 tǐ miàn dignity / face (as in "losing face") / honorable / creditable / (of sb's appearance) presentable / respectable
 nán miàn south side / south
 yán miàn face / prestige
 dōng miàn east side (of sth)
 shì miàn the marketplace (i.e. the world of business and commerce)
 liǎn miàn face
西 xī miàn west side / west
 lā miàn pulled noodles / ramen
 pèng miàn to meet / to run into (sb) / to get together (with sb)
 pāo miàn instant noodles
 pào miàn instant noodles
 shì miàn the wider world / diverse aspects of society
 qū miàn curved surface / surface
 zì miàn literal / typeface
 zhàng miàn an item in accounts / an entry
 jiǎ miàn mask
 yòu miàn right side
 jié miàn section / cross-section
 zuǒ miàn left side
 wū miàn roof
 zhào miàn to meet face-to-face
 lěng miàn naengmyeon (Korean dish based on cold noodles in soup)
 móu miàn to meet
 jiāng miàn the surface of the river
 pù miàn front window / store front
 pū miàn paving / pavement
 bái miàn wheat flour / flour / heroin
 qíng miàn feelings and sensibilities / sentiment and face / sensitivity to other's feelings
 xǐ miàn facial cleansing
 lì miàn facade
 lóu miàn floor
 xié miàn inclined plane
 qiáo miàn roadway / floor / deck / bridge floor
 qiú miàn sphere
 hé miàn surface of a river
 bǎn miàn pan mee, aka banmian, a Hakka noodle soup dish, popular in Malaysia
 guāng miàn plain noodles in broth
 dǐ miàn bottom / bottom side / bottom surface
 guà miàn pasta / noodles
 yè miàn surface (of a body of liquid)
 shì miàn ornamental facing / veneer
 pōu miàn profile / section
 duān miàn end face / end surface of a cylindrical object
 chǎo miàn stir-fried noodles / "chow mein"
 qiē miàn section / cross-cut / tangent plane (math.)
 mǐ miàn rice and noodles / rice flour / rice-flour noodles
 tiě miàn iron mask (as defensive armor) / fig. upright and selfless person
 tóu miàn head ornament (in former times) / (literary) head / face / looks
 jiǎo miàn instep (upper surface of the foot)
 liáng miàn cold noodles
 pī miàn right in the face
 fā miàn to leaven dough / to make bread
 yáng miàn ocean surface
 xiàng miàn fortune telling based on the subject's face
 bèi miàn quilt
 fēng miàn front (meteorology)
 tū miàn convex surface
 yīn miàn shady side / dark side
 xiū miàn to have a shave / to enhance the appearance of the face
 wù miàn to meet (in person) / to meet with sb
 fú miàn surface (of a liquid) / superficial
寿 shòu miàn birthday noodles (for longevity)
 bàn miàn noodles served with soy sauce, sesame butter etc
 bō miàn wave front
 bó miàn my meager sensibilities / blushing face / please do it for my sake (i.e. to save my face)(humble)
 chēn miàn to make noodles by pulling out dough / hand-pulled noodles
 chuāi miàn to knead dough
 dǐng miàn top / top side / top surface
 huán miàn ring surface / annulus / torus (math.)
 huì miàn braised noodles / stewed noodles
 huó miàn to knead dough
 jī miàn ground plane (in perspective drawing)
 Mǎ Miàn Horse-Face, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology
 pái miàn a row of things facing oneself (esp. a row of products on a shelf facing customers in a store) / (neologism c. 2019) (coll.) ostentation / showiness / impressiveness
 pí miàn outer skin / surface / leather cover (of a book) / drum skin / leather upper (of a shoe)
 qíng miàn to tattoo the face (punishment in ancient times)
 shé miàn blade of tongue / laminal
 sǐ miàn unleavened dough
 sù miàn vegetable noodle dish
 tāi miàn surface of tire / tread (of tire)
 wèi miàn plane (of existence)
 wén miàn to tattoo the face / face tattoo / to brand (ancient punishment)
 wén miàn see 文面[wen2 mian4]
 xíng miàn to let the dough rest (after mixing it)
 xǐng miàn to let the dough rest (after mixing it)
 Yì miàn pasta (abbr. for 意大利麵|意大利面[Yi4 da4 li4 mian4]) / (Tw) yi mein, a variety of Cantonese egg noodle
 yī miàn yi mein (or yee mee or yee-fu noodles etc), a variety of Cantonese egg noodle
 yóu miàn oat noodles or flour
 zhōng miàn clock face
 zhuī miàn cone
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M界 Mjiè miàn Mohorovicic discontinuity
 yī fāng miàn on the one hand
 biǎo miàn shang outwardly / superficially / on the face of it
 duō fāng miàn many-sided / in many aspects
 zǒng miàn jī total area / overall surface area
便 fāng biàn miàn instant noodles
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