Chinese word dictionary

露面

lòumiàn · to show one's face; to appear (in public)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified露面

Traditional露面

Pinyinlòumiàn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

露lù

dew; leak; bare, exposed; to reveal, to show

面miàn

face; surface, side; plane, dimension

How to learn 露面

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

面包miànbāo

bread; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]

面条儿miàntiáor

erhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2]

后面hòumiàn

the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards

里面lǐmiàn

inside; interior; also pr. [li3 mian5]; variant of 裡面|里面[li3 mian4]

面miàn

face; 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qiánmiàn

ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qian2 mian5]