Word information
Simplified面面相觑
Traditional面面相覷
Pinyinmiàn miàn xiāng qù
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
面面相觑
miàn miàn xiāng qù · to look at each other in dismay (idiom)
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 面面相觑
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.
Related vocabulary
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]