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当面 (dāng miàn): To somebody's face (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

当面 consists of 2 characters.
dāng
当
work as
miàn
面
face, surface, side

How to Use 当面 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 当面 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verb
bù不
gǎn敢
dāng当
miàn面
shuō说
neutralSpoken
dare not say it to one's face
dāng当
miàn面
dào道
qiàn歉
neutral
apologize in person
dāng当
miàn面
zhì质
wèn问
formal
confront and question
Adverb + Verb + Complementwith说清楚
dāng当
miàn面
shuō说
qīng清
chu楚
Idiomwith一套
dāng当
miàn面
yī一
tào套
，
bèi背
hòu后
yī一

Example Sentences with 当面

wǒ我
dāng当
miàn面
gào告
sù诉
tā他
le了
neutral
make it clear face-to-face
tào套
informalSpoken
act one way in front of people and another behind their backs
。
I told him face to face.
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
zuì最
hǎo好
dāng当
miàn面
shuō说
qīng清
chu楚
。
This issue is best clarified face to face.
zài在
dǒng董
shì事
huì会
shàng上
，
tā他
dāng当
miàn面
zhì质
yí疑
le了
zhè这
fèn份
tí提
àn案
de的
kě可
xíng行
xìng性
。
At the board meeting, he questioned the feasibility of this proposal face to face.
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nǐ你
wèi为
shén什
me么
bù不
xuǎn选
zé择
dāng当
miàn面
chéng澄
qīng清
，
fǎn反
ér而
zài在
bèi背
hòu后
yì议
lùn论
ne呢
？
Why didn't you choose to clarify it face to face, but instead gossiped behind my back?
yǒu有
wèn问
tí题
zuì最
hǎo好
dāng当
miàn面
shuō说
qīng清
tā他
cóng从
wèi未
dāng当
miàn面
biǎo表
dá达
guò过
gǎn感
wǒ我
men们
yuē约
hǎo好
dāng当
miàn面
qiān签
shǔ署
hé合
tā他
dāng当
miàn面
zhǐ指
chū出
le了
wǒ我
de的
cuò错
yǒu有
shén什
me么
wù误
huì会
，
dà大
jiā家
zuì最
hǎo
chǔ楚
。
It's best to clarify issues face to face.
jī激
，
zhǐ只
shì是
sī私
xià下
fā发
le了
yì一
tiáo条
xìn信
xī息
。
He never expressed his gratitude face to face, only sent a private message.
tong同
，
bìng并
tǎo讨
lùn论
hòu后
xù续
de的
hé合
zuò作
xì细
jié节
。
We agreed to sign the contract face to face and discuss the details of the follow-up cooperation.
wù误
，
ràng让
wǒ我
hěn很
gǎn感
jī激
。
He pointed out my mistake face to face, which I really appreciated.
好
dāng当
miàn面
gōu沟
tōng通
，
zhè这
yàng样
xiào效
lǜ率
gèng更
gāo高
。
If there is any misunderstanding, it's best for everyone to communicate face to face, as it's more efficient.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 当面.

Words with 当
  • 当然dāng ránHSK 3
  • 当时dāng shíHSK 4
  • 上当shàng dàng
  • 不当bù dàng
  • 充当chōng dāng
  • 妥当tuǒ dang
  • 应当yīng dāng
  • 当下dāng xià
Words with 面
  • 前面qián miànHSK 1
  • 后面hòu miànHSK 1
  • 面条miàn tiáoHSK 2
  • 见面jiàn miànHSK 3
  • 面包miàn bāoHSK 3
  • 对面duì miànHSK 4
  • 方面fāng miànHSK 4
  • 表面
biǎo miàn
HSK 5