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面对

miàn duì

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 面對

面对 (miàn duì) means "to face, confront". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 面对 means

1. to face; to confront

The characters in 面对

• 面miànface; side; surface
• 对duìright; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding

Example sentences

• 我们面对面地坐下。
  Wǒmen miànduìmiàn de zuòxia.
  We sat down face to face.
• 至少她能面对他们！
  She at least, she can face them!
• 我们要面对许多的困难。
  We have to cope with hosts of difficulties.
• 我面对陌生人很不自在。
  I am very ill at ease with strangers.
• 这件事我必须自己面对。
  This is something I must face alone.

Words starting with 面对

• 面对面miàn duì miànface to face

Where 面对 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Facing Challenges & Confrontation (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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