面

face; in person, noodles, side; direction

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noun Uncommon #11,349
face; in person 面 means “face” and appears in 见面, meaning to meet face-to-face.
CH: 他们几分钟前刚见了面。
EN: They just met a few minutes ago.

几分钟前我们刚见了面

We just met a few minutes ago.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

当着面赞颂我时…他这样说?

He says that when praising me to my face…?

— 黑潮 (1992)

才见几次面就叫我申爱小姐

We've only met a few times, and you're already calling me Miss Shin-ae?

— 密阳 (2007)

面!

Noodles!

— 春光乍泄 (1997)

还有,我哥哥对我说“弟弟,不要走否则我们再也见不到面了”

Also, my older brother said to me, “Little brother, don’t go, or we’ll never see each other again.”

— 黄金三镖客 (1966)

他们在戴维的办公室里见了面。

They met in David’s office.

有种当我面打我!

If you’ve got the guts, hit me to my face!

— 少林足球 (2001)

不久何宝荣又来电话要我将护照还他我不是不想那么做我只是不想见他面

Not long after, Ho Po-wing called again and asked me to return his passport. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to—I just didn’t want to see him.

— 春光乍泄 (1997)

我们明天还见不见面呀?

Are we still meeting tomorrow?

— 阿飞正传 (1990)

我俩有什么话不能当你面说的?

Is there anything the two of us can’t say in front of you?

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

知人知面不知心

You can know a person’s face, but not their heart.

— 利维坦 (2014)

面又见过了,你安心回去吧

We've seen each other again, so you can go back with peace of mind.

— 甜蜜蜜 (1996)

noun Rare #14,387
noodles A general word for noodles, especially in food contexts.
CH: 我晚上想吃面。
EN: I want to eat noodles tonight.

当你做面时,你一定要有

When you make noodles, you must have

— 蒲公英 (1985)

面准备好了

The dough is ready.

— 东京物语 (1953)

陈太太,又要去买面啊?

Mrs. Chen, off to buy noodles again?

— 花样年华 (2000)

然后他吃了一些面

Then he ate some noodles.

— 蒲公英 (1985)

面我给你剩了一半

I saved half of it for you.

— 后来的我们 (2018)

面要软一点

Make the noodles a little softer.

— 蒲公英 (1985)

不光是不吃馒头,是面都不吃了

It’s not just that they don’t eat steamed buns—they don’t eat noodles or any other kind of flour-based food either.

— 活着 (1994)

煮面,你帮我煮面

Cook some noodles for me. Help me cook the noodles.

— 瞬息全宇宙 (2022)

是汤令面更美味

It’s the soup that makes the noodles more delicious.

— 蒲公英 (1985)

noun Rare #24,502
side; direction 面 can refer to one side or a particular direction of something.
CH: 房子的这一面朝南。
EN: This side of the house faces south.

我翻个面放我也把我的拿出来

I’ll flip it over and put it down. I’ll take mine out too.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

面在哪

Where are the noodles?

— I Am What I Am 2 (2024)

这面海这么漂亮我们自己却看不到这是为什么?

Why can’t we see this beautiful sea ourselves?

— 海角七号 (2008)

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