How to say “face” in Chinese
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“Face” in Chinese is 脸, liǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
脸 is read liǎn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 月: here it means “flesh, body”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “脸”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 脸. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你脸色不太好，怎么了？nǐliǎnsèbútàihǎo,zěnmeleYou don't look well, what's wrong?
- 你的脸色不太好，怎么了？nǐdeliǎnsèbútàihǎo,zěnmeleYou don't look well, what's wrong?
- 她的脸上总是带着笑容tādeliǎnshangzǒngshìdàizhexiàoróngThere's always a smile on her face.
- 她脸上露出了笑容tāliǎnshanglùchūlexiàoróngA smile appeared on her face.
- 岁月在他脸上留下了痕迹suìyuèzàitāliǎnshangliúxiàlehénjìThe years have left their mark on his face.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “From head to toe”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “face” in Chinese?
“Face” in Chinese is 脸, pinyin liǎn.
What does 脸 mean?
脸 (liǎn) means “face”.
How do you write 脸?
脸 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 脸?
脸 is read liǎn. Tones: liǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“face” in the lesson “From head to toe”
This word is from the topic “People and personality” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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