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迎面而来

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4-character word Traditional 迎面而來

What 迎面而来 means

1. directly
2. head-on (collision)
3. in one's face (of wind)

The characters in 迎面而来

• 迎yíngto welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties)…
• 面miànface; side; surface
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…

Example sentences

• 他没有看见十字路口的停止标志，和一辆迎面而来的汽车撞个正着。
  Tā méiyǒu kànjiàn shízìlùkǒu de tíngzhǐ biāozhì, hé yī liàng yíngmiàn'érlái de qìchē zhuàng gè zhèngzháo.
  He failed to see the stop sign at the intersection and hit an oncoming car.