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世面

shì miàn

2-character word

What 世面 means

1. the wider world
2. diverse aspects of society

The characters in 世面

• 世shìlife; age; generation
• 面miànface; side; surface

Example sentences

• 汤姆是个见过世面的人。
  Tom was a man of the world.

Words containing 世面

• 见世面jiàn shì miànto see the world; to broaden one's horizons

Sounds the same

Read shì miàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 市面the marketplace (i.e. the world of business and commerce)
• 饰面ornamental facing; veneer