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脸

liǎn

HSK 3 Character Traditional 臉 Measure word 张、个

What 脸 means

1. face

Example sentences

• 他丢脸了
  He lost face
• 刮脸吗？
  Guāliǎn ma?
  Did you shave?
• 洗脸吧。
  Wash your face.
• 你真丢脸！
  Shame on you!
• 我丢脸了。
  I lost face.
• 她脸红了。
  Her face turned red.

Words starting with 脸

• 脸色liǎn sècomplexion; look
• 脸红liǎn hóngto blush; to redden (with shame, indignation etc)
• 脸颊liǎn jiácheek
• 脸庞liǎn pángface
• 脸蛋liǎn dàncheek; face
• 脸皮liǎn píface; cheek
• 脸部liǎn bùface
• 脸盆liǎn pénwashbowl; basin for washing hands and face
• 脸孔liǎn kǒngface
• 脸面liǎn miànface
• 脸谱liǎn pǔtypes of facial makeup in operas
• 脸型liǎn xíngshape of face; physiognomy
• 脸大liǎn dàbold; unafraid
• 脸书Liǎn shūFacebook
• 脸相liǎn xiàngcomplexion; looks; appearance of one's face
• 脸基尼liǎn jī nífacekini
• 脸巴子liǎn bā zicheek
• 脸盘儿liǎn pán rface; contour of face
• 脸蛋儿liǎn dàn rcheek; face (often of child)
• 脸蛋子liǎn dàn zicheek; face
• 脸上贴金liǎn shàng tiē jīn(lit.) to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue (idiom); (fig.) to talk up…
• 脸部表情liǎn bù biǎo qíngfacial expression
• 脸皮嫩liǎn pí nènbashful; shy
• 脸都绿了liǎn dōu lǜ legreen in the face (idiom); to look unwell

Words containing 脸

• 满脸mǎn liǎnacross one's whole face
• 笑脸xiào liǎnsmiling face; smiley :) ☺
• 洗脸xǐ liǎnto wash the face
• 丢脸diū liǎnto lose face; humiliation
• 不要脸bù yào liǎnto have no sense of shame; shameless
• 嘴脸zuǐ liǎnfeatures, face (esp. derogatorily); look; appearance
• 鬼脸guǐ liǎnwry face; to grimace; to pull a face
• 变脸biàn liǎnto turn hostile suddenly; face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of…
• 翻脸fān liǎnto fall out with sb; to become hostile
• 愁眉苦脸chóu méi kǔ liǎnto look anxious (idiom); to look miserable
• 红脸hóng liǎnto blush; to turn red
• 黑脸hēi liǎnstern or displeased expression; to show such an expression
• 露脸lòu liǎnto show one's face; to make one's good name; to become successful and well known
• 没脸méi liǎnashamed; embarrassed; not having the face (to meet people)
• 小白脸xiǎo bái liǎnattractive young man (usually derog.); pretty boy; gigolo
• 嬉皮笑脸xī pí xiào liǎnall smiles; smiling mischievously or ingratiatingly
• 白脸bái liǎnwhite face; face painting in Beijing opera etc
• 转脸zhuǎn liǎnto turn one's head; in no time; in the twinkling of an eye
• 老脸lǎo liǎnself-respect of old person; face; thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism)
• 灰头土脸huī tóu tǔ liǎnhead and face filthy with grime (idiom); covered in dirt; dejected and depressed
• 娃娃脸wá wa liǎnbaby face; doll face
• 劈头盖脸pī tóu gài liǎnlit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)…
• 哭丧着脸kū sang zhe liǎnto pull a long face; to wear a mournful expression
• 黄脸huáng liǎnyellow face (due to sickness etc); yellow-skinned people

Characters built on 佥

These share the phonetic component 佥 (qiān), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 险xiǎndanger; dangerous; rugged
• 检jiǎnto check; to examine; to inspect
• 签qiānto sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document…
• 剑jiàndouble-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword
• 捡jiǎnto pick up; to collect; to gather
• 敛liǎn(literary) to hold back; (literary) to restrain; to control (oneself); to collect…
• 俭jiǎn(bound form) frugal; thrifty
• 睑jiǎneyelid

Characters that look like 脸

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 验yànto examine; to test; to check
• 检jiǎnto check; to examine; to inspect
• 腔qiāng(bound form) cavity; (bound form) speech; talk; tune
• 捡jiǎnto pick up; to collect; to gather
• 脓nóngpus
• 殓liànto prepare a dead body for coffin

Sounds the same

Read liǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 敛(literary) to hold back; (literary) to restrain; to control (oneself); to collect…
• 琏sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings; also pr. lián
• 蔹trailing plant; liana; creeper
• 鄻place name
• 摙to transport; to remove to take
• 裣see 裣衽
• 蘝variant of 蔹, trailing plant; liana; creeper
• 歛variant of 敛
• 莶variant of 蔹; Taiwan pr. liàn