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扑面而来

pū miàn ér lái

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 撲面而來

扑面而来 (pū miàn ér lái) means "lit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face; sth assaults the senses". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 扑面而来 means

1. lit. sth hits one in the face
2. directly in one's face
3. sth assaults the senses
4. blatant (advertising)
5. eye-catching
6. (a smell) assaults the nostrils

The characters in 扑面而来

• 扑pūto throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies
• 面miànface; side; surface
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…

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