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封面

fēng miàn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

封面 (fēng miàn) means "cover (of a publication)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 封面 means

1. cover (of a publication)

The characters in 封面

• 封fēngto confer; to grant; to bestow a title
• 面miànface; side; surface

Example sentences

• 不要根据封面来判断一本书。
  Bù yào gēnjù fēngmiàn lái pànduàn yī běn shū.
  Don't judge a book by its cover.
• 听歌时脑海里浮起的图像，许多时候都是唱片的封面。
  Tīng gē shí nǎohǎi lǐ fúqǐ de túxiàng, xǔduō shíhou dōu shì chàngpiàn de fēngmiàn.
  In many cases, the image that comes to mind when you listen to music is that of the CD's artwork.

Sounds the same

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

• 锋面front (meteorology)

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