脸 liǎn

face; cheek; reputation

HSK 3 #615

DEFINITIONS

  • face
  • cheek
  • reputation
  • face
  • CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]

STROKES

WORDS

四方脸 sì fāng liǎn square-jawed face
国字脸 guó zì liǎn square face
垮脸 kuǎ liǎn (of the face) to harden; to sag
夫妻脸 fū qī liǎn see 夫妻相[fu1 qi1 xiang4]
娃娃脸 wá wa liǎn baby face; doll face
小白脸 xiǎo bái liǎn attractive young man (usually derog.); pretty boy; gigolo
小白脸儿 xiǎo bái liǎn r erhua variant of 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3]
少女露笑脸，婚事半成全 shào nǚ lù xiào liǎn ， hūn shì bàn chéng quán When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
往脸上抹黑 wǎng liǎn shàng mǒ hēi to bring shame to; to smear; to disgrace
急赤白脸 jí chì bái liǎn to worry oneself sick; to fret
愁眉苦脸 chóu méi kǔ liǎn to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable
打肿脸充胖子 dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities
抹不下脸 mǒ bù xià liǎn to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)
拉长脸 lā cháng liǎn to pull a long face; to scowl
抛脸 pāo liǎn to lose face; humiliation
捂脸 wǔ liǎn facepalm; to do a facepalm
捂住脸 wǔ zhù liǎn to cover the face; to bury one's face in one's hands
撕破脸 sī pò liǎn to have an acrimonious falling-out; to shed all pretense of cordiality; to tear into each other
撕破脸皮 sī pò liǎn pí see 撕破臉|撕破脸[si1 po4 lian3]
撞脸 zhuàng liǎn (coll.) to look alike; to be a spitting image of
扑脸儿 pū liǎn r strikes you in the face
斑脸海番鸭 bān liǎn hǎi fān yā (bird species of China) white-winged scoter (Melanitta deglandi)
有脸 yǒu liǎn lit. having face; to have prestige; to command respect; to have the nerve (e.g. to ask sth outrageous); to have the gall; not ashamed to
板脸 bǎn liǎn to put on a straight, stern or blank face; to put on a poker face
桃腮粉脸 táo sāi fěn liǎn rosy-cheeked (idiom)
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