面目可憎
miàn mù kě zēng · repulsive countenance; disgusting appearance
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 面目可憎
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.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
面包miànbāobread; 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
可能kěnéngmight (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個|个[ge4]
里面lǐmiàninside; interior; also pr. [li3 mian5]; variant of 裡面|里面[li3 mian4]