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Character Decomposition
脸=⺼+佥
Etymology
flesh
Meanings
face
CL: zhāng, gè
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Words with 脸 311 total
to lose face · humiliation丢脸diū liǎnto paint one's face with stage makeup · (neologism, attested by 2014) to expose sb as wrong; to put egg on sb's face打脸dǎ liǎnto put on a straight, stern or blank face · to put on a poker face板脸bǎn liǎnself-respect of old person · face · thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism) · brazen老脸lǎo liǎnwry face · to grimace · to pull a face · comic face · face mask · devil mask鬼脸guǐ liǎn(of a bride-to-be) to remove facial hair and trim hairline (old) · to carve a face开脸kāi liǎnto shave one's face刮脸guā liǎncomplexion · look脸色liǎn sècomplexion · looks · appearance of one's face脸相liǎn xiàngvariant of, shape of face · physiognomy脸形liǎn xíngshape of face · physiognomy脸型liǎn xíngto show one's face · to make one's good name · to become successful and well known · to shine露脸lòu liǎnto lose face · humiliation抛脸pāo liǎnright in the face劈脸pī liǎnshop front · facade门脸mén liǎn(polite) do me the honor赏脸shǎng liǎnto turn red in the face (while drinking) · to become smug (when complimented)上脸shàng liǎnbashful · shy脸薄liǎn báobold · unafraid脸大liǎn dàto blush · to redden (with shame, indignation etc)脸红liǎn hóng
Idioms with 脸 42 total Chain
a bloody nose and a swollen face · badly battered鼻青脸肿bí qīng liǎn zhǒngto look anxious (idiom) · to look miserable愁眉苦脸chóu méi kǔ liǎnlit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities打肿脸充胖子dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zito turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend反脸无情fǎn liǎn wú qínghead and face filthy with grime (idiom) · covered in dirt · dejected and depressed灰头土脸huī tóu tǔ liǎnto worry oneself sick · to fret急赤白脸jí chì bái liǎn
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