Word information
Simplified薄面
Traditional薄面
Pinyinbó miàn
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Chinese word dictionary
薄面
bó miàn · my meager sensibilities; blushing face; please do it for my sake (i.e. to save my face)(humble)
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面包miànbāo
bread; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]
面条儿miàntiáorerhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2]
后面hòumiànthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
里面lǐmiàninside; interior; also pr. [li3 mian5]; variant of 裡面|里面[li3 mian4]
面miànface; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc; flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless; variant of 麵|面[mian4]
前面qiánmiànahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qian2 mian5]