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脸
Trad. 臉
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 肉
Strokes 6
Composition
Strokes 11
Structure
Decomp. 月亼ツ一
月 + 佥
Prononciation
Mandarin liǎn
Entry Methods
Pinyin lian3
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Cangjie
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月人一一
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Unicode U+8138
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脸 liǎn face / CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
Results beginning with 脸
脸色 liǎn sè complexion / look
脸红 liǎn hóng to blush / to redden (with shame, indignation etc)
脸庞 liǎn páng face
脸颊 liǎn jiá cheek
脸部 liǎn bù face
脸蛋 liǎn dàn cheek / face
脸孔 liǎn kǒng face
脸皮 liǎn pí face / cheek
脸面 liǎn miàn face
脸型 liǎn xíng shape of face / physiognomy
脸谱 liǎn pǔ types of facial makeup in operas
脸盆 liǎn pén washbowl / basin for washing hands and face / CL:個|个[ge4]
脸形 liǎn xíng variant of 臉型|脸型, shape of face / physiognomy
脸膛 liǎn táng facial contour / facial shape
脸薄 liǎn báo bashful / shy
脸大 liǎn dà bold / unafraid
脸厚 liǎn hòu thick-skinned / brazen
脸书 Liǎn shū Facebook
脸相 liǎn xiàng complexion / looks / appearance of one's face
脸罩 liǎn zhào visor
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脸皮厚 liǎn pí hòu brazen
脸蛋儿 liǎn dàn r cheek / face (often of child)
脸皮薄 liǎn pí báo thin-skinned / sensitive
脸巴子 liǎn bā zi cheek
脸蛋子 liǎn dàn zi cheek / face
脸基尼 liǎn jī ní facekini
脸盲症 liǎn máng zhèng prosopagnosia / face blindness
脸盘儿 liǎn pán r face / contour of face
脸皮嫩 liǎn pí nèn bashful / shy
脸红筋暴 liǎn hóng jīn bào red and tense with anger (idiom)
脸红筋涨 liǎn hóng jīn zhǎng red and tense with anger (idiom)
脸部表情 liǎn bù biǎo qíng facial expression
脸都绿了 liǎn dōu lu:4 le green in the face (idiom) / to look unwell
脸上贴金 liǎn shàng tiē jīn lit. to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue (idiom) / fig. to talk up / to extol the virtues of (oneself or sb else)
脸红脖子粗 liǎn hóng bó zi cū red in the face / extremely angry
Approximate Results for 脸
满脸 mǎn liǎn across one's whole face
笑脸 xiào liǎn smiling face / smiley :) ☺ / CL:副[fu4]
洗脸 xǐ liǎn to wash your face
洗脸 xǐ liǎn to wash your face
丢脸 diū liǎn to lose face / humiliation
变脸 biàn liǎn to turn hostile suddenly / face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc
鬼脸 guǐ liǎn wry face / to grimace / to pull a face / comic face / face mask / devil mask
翻脸 fān liǎn to fall out with sb / to become hostile
嘴脸 zuǐ liǎn features, face (esp. derogatorily) / look / appearance / countenance
露脸 lòu liǎn to show one's face / to make one's good name / to become successful and well known / to shine
老脸 lǎo liǎn self-respect of old person / face / thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism) / brazen
红脸 hóng liǎn to blush / to turn red
没脸 méi liǎn ashamed / embarrassed / not having the face (to meet people) / not daring (out of shame)
转脸 zhuǎn liǎn to turn one's head / in no time / in the twinkling of an eye
白脸 bái liǎn white face / face painting in Beijing opera etc
赏脸 shǎng liǎn (polite) do me the honor
头脸 tóu liǎn head and face
要脸 yào liǎn to save sb's face
刮脸 guā liǎn to shave one's face
麻脸 má liǎn pockmarked face
板脸 bǎn liǎn to put on a straight, stern or blank face / to put on a poker face
别脸 bié liǎn to turn one's face away
臭脸 chòu liǎn sour face / scowling face / CL:張|张[zhang1],副[fu4]
打脸 dǎ liǎn to put on theatrical makeup / (neologism c. 2014) to debunk sb's claim / to put egg on sb's face
黄脸 huáng liǎn yellow face (due to sickness etc) / yellow-skinned people
开脸 kāi liǎn (of a bride-to-be) to remove facial hair and trim hairline (old) / to carve a face
垮脸 kuǎ liǎn (of the face) to harden / to sag
哭脸 kū liǎn to weep / to snivel
赖脸 lài liǎn to be shameless
门脸 mén liǎn shop front / facade
抛脸 pāo liǎn to lose face / humiliation
劈脸 pī liǎn right in the face
皮脸 pí liǎn naughty / cheeky / impudent / shameless
上脸 shàng liǎn to turn red in the face (while drinking) / to become smug (when complimented)
讪脸 shàn liǎn impudent
腼脸 tiǎn liǎn shameless / brazen
捂脸 wǔ liǎn facepalm / to do a facepalm
羞脸 xiū liǎn to blush with shame
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
正脸 zhèng liǎn a person's face as seen from the front
撞脸 zhuàng liǎn (coll.) to look alike / to be a spitting image of
做脸 zuò liǎn to win honor / to put on a stern face / to have a facial (beauty treatment)
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不要脸 bù yào liǎn to have no sense of shame / shameless
小白脸 xiǎo bái liǎn attractive young man (usually derog.) / pretty boy / gigolo
瓜子脸 guā zǐ liǎn oval face
娃娃脸 wá wa liǎn baby face / doll face
厚脸皮 hòu liǎn pí brazen / shameless / impudent / cheek / thick-skinned
黄脸婆 huáng liǎn pó faded old woman
绷着脸 běng zhe liǎn to have a taut face / to pull a long face / to look displeased
撕破脸 sī pò liǎn to have an acrimonious falling-out / to shed all pretense of cordiality / to tear into each other
做鬼脸 zuò guǐ liǎn to pull a face / to grimace / to scowl
洗脸盆 xǐ liǎn pén washbowl / basin for washing hands and face
白脸鹭 bái liǎn lù (bird species of China) white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
白脸䴓 bái liǎn shī (bird species of China) Przevalski's nuthatch (Sitta przewalskii)
唱白脸 chàng bái liǎn to play the role of the villain (idiom)
唱黑脸 chàng hēi liǎn to play the role of the strict parent (or superior etc)
唱红脸 chàng hóng liǎn to play the role of the hero (idiom) / to play the good cop
夫妻脸 fū qī liǎn see 夫妻相[fu1 qi1 xiang4]
国字脸 guó zì liǎn square face
花脸鸭 huā liǎn yā (bird species of China) Baikal teal (Anas formosa)
虎起脸 hǔ qǐ liǎn to take a fierce look
苦瓜脸 kǔ guā liǎn sour expression on one's face
哭丧脸 kū sang liǎn to pull a long face / sullen / also written 哭喪著臉|哭丧着脸
拉长脸 lā cháng liǎn to pull a long face / to scowl
老着脸 lǎo zhe liǎn shamelessly
拉下脸 lā xià liǎn to look displeased / to not be afraid of hurting sb's feelings / to put aside one's pride
没有脸 méi yǒu liǎn not to have the nerve / not dare (e.g. to do sth outrageous)
扑脸儿 pū liǎn r strikes you in the face
甩脸子 shuǎi liǎn zi to grimace with displeasure / to pull a long face
四方脸 sì fāng liǎn square-jawed face
头脸儿 tóu liǎn r erhua variant of 頭臉|头脸[tou2 lian3]
捂住脸 wǔ zhù liǎn to cover the face / to bury one's face in one's hands
笑脸儿 xiào liǎn r erhua variant of 笑臉|笑脸[xiao4 lian3]
洗脸盘 xǐ liǎn pán a hand basin
洗脸台 xǐ liǎn tái commode / dressing table / sink
羞羞脸 xiū xiū liǎn (jocular) shame on you!
愁眉苦脸 chóu méi kǔ liǎn to look anxious (idiom) / to look miserable
嬉皮笑脸 xī pí xiào liǎn all smiles / smiling mischievously or ingratiatingly
灰头土脸 huī tóu tǔ liǎn head and face filthy with grime (idiom) / covered in dirt / dejected and depressed
哭丧着脸 kū sang zhe liǎn to pull a long face / to wear a mournful expression
鼻青脸肿 bí qīng liǎn zhǒng a bloody nose and a swollen face / badly battered
劈头盖脸 pī tóu gài liǎn lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom) / fig. pelting (with rain etc) / showering down
嘻皮笑脸 xī pí xiào liǎn see 嬉皮笑臉|嬉皮笑脸[xi1 pi2 xiao4 lian3]
死皮赖脸 sǐ pí lài liǎn brazen faced (idiom) / shameless
反脸无情 fǎn liǎn wú qíng to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom) / to turn against a friend
急赤白脸 jí chì bái liǎn to worry oneself sick / to fret
没头没脸 méi tóu méi liǎn lit. without head, without face (idiom) / fig. frenzily / haphazardly
桃腮粉脸 táo sāi fěn liǎn rosy-cheeked (idiom)
凹脸蝠科 āo liǎn fú kē bumblebee
方脸突额 fāng liǎn tū é to have a square face and a protruding forehead (idiom)
灰脸鵟鹰 hēi liǎn kuáng yīng (bird species of China) grey-faced buzzard (Butastur indicus)
黑脸琵鹭 hēi liǎn pí lù (bird species of China) black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor)
黑脸鹟莺 hēi liǎn wēng yīng (bird species of China) black-faced warbler (Abroscopus schisticeps)
黑脸噪鹛 hēi liǎn zào méi (bird species of China) masked laughingthrush (Garrulax perspicillatus)
褐脸雀鹛 hè liǎn què méi (bird species of China) brown-cheeked fulvetta (Alcippe poioicephala)
红脸鸬鹚 hóng liǎn lú cí (bird species of China) red-faced cormorant (Phalacrocorax urile)
灰脸鹟莺 huī liǎn wēng yīng (bird species of China) grey-cheeked warbler (Seicercus poliogenys)
蓝脸鲣鸟 lán liǎn jiān niǎo (bird species of China) masked booby (Sula dactylatra)
满脸风尘 mǎn liǎn fēng chén lit. with a face full of dust / showing the hardships of travel (idiom)
满脸生花 mǎn liǎn shēng huā all smiles / beaming from ear to ear
没脸没皮 méi liǎn méi pí shameless / brazen
没有脸皮 méi yǒu liǎn pí ashamed / embarrassed / not having the face (to meet people) / not daring (out of shame)
抹不下脸 mǒ bù xià liǎn to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)
死不要脸 sǐ bù yào liǎn to know no shame / to be totally shameless
撕破脸皮 sī pò liǎn pí see 撕破臉|撕破脸[si1 po4 lian3]
铜锤花脸 tóng chuí huā liǎn (Chinese opera) tongchui hualian, a military character holding a bronze mace, classified as a jing 淨|净[jing4] role
小白脸儿 xiǎo bái liǎn r erhua variant of 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3]
笑脸相迎 xiào liǎn xiāng yíng to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
一脸茫然 yī liǎn máng rán puzzled / bewildered
棕脸鹟莺 zōng liǎn wēng yīng (bird species of China) rufous-faced warbler (Abroscopus albogularis)
灰脸𫛭鹰 huī liǎn kuáng yīng (bird species of China) grey-faced buzzard (Butastur indicus)
翻脸不认人 fān liǎn bù rèn rén to fall out with sb and become hostile
斑脸海番鸭 bān liǎn hǎi fān yā (bird species of China) white-winged scoter (Melanitta deglandi)
蹬鼻子上脸 dēng bí zi shàng liǎn lit. to climb all over sb / fig. to take advantage of sb's weakness
往脸上抹黑 wǎng liǎn shàng mǒ hēi to bring shame to / to smear / to disgrace
洗脸盆洗盆 xǐ liǎn pén xǐ pén washbowl
锈脸钩嘴鹛 xiù liǎn gōu zuǐ méi (bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrogenys)
夜凹脸蝠科 yè āo liǎn fú kē Nycteridae
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
热脸贴冷屁股 rè liǎn tiē lěng pì gu to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke (idiom) / to be snubbed despite showing good intentions
银脸长尾山雀 yín liǎn cháng wěi shān què (bird species of China) sooty bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus)
少女露笑脸，婚事半成全 shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
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