Chinese word dictionary

面目全非

miànmù-quánfēi · nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition

Practice word

Word information

Simplified面目全非

Traditional面目全非

Pinyinmiànmù-quánfēi

Part of speechGeneral

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.

面miàn

face; surface, side; plane, dimension

目mù

eye; to look, to see; division, topic

全quán

whole, entire, complete; to preserve

非fēi

not, negative, non-; to oppose

How to learn 面目全非

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

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非常fēicháng

very; really; unusual; extraordinary

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]