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脸
臉
lian3
 
- face
 
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| strokes after radical | 
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白脸
白臉
bai2 lian3
 
- white face; face painting in Beijing opera etc
 
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白脸鹭
白臉鷺
bai2 lian3 lu4
 
- (bird species of China) white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
 
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白脸䴓
白臉鳾
bai2 lian3 shi1
 
- (bird species of China) Przevalski's nuthatch (Sitta przewalskii)
 
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斑脸海番鸭
斑臉海番鴨
ban1 lian3 hai3 fan1 ya1
 
- (bird species of China) white-winged scoter (Melanitta deglandi)
 
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板脸
板臉
ban3 lian3
 
- to put on a straight, stern or blank face; to put on a poker face
 
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绷着脸
繃著臉
beng3 zhe5 lian3
 
- to have a taut face; to pull a long face; to look displeased
 
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鼻青脸肿
鼻青臉腫
bi2 qing1 lian3 zhong3
 
- a bloody nose and a swollen face; badly battered
 
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变脸
變臉
bian4 lian3
 
- to turn hostile suddenly; face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc
 
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别脸
別臉
bie2 lian3
 
- to turn one's face away
 
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不要脸
不要臉
bu4 yao4 lian3
 
- to have no sense of shame; shameless
 
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唱白脸
唱白臉
chang4 bai2 lian3
 
- to play the role of the villain (idiom)
 
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唱黑脸
唱黑臉
chang4 hei1 lian3
 
- to play the role of the strict parent (or superior etc)
 
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唱红脸
唱紅臉
chang4 hong2 lian3
 
- to play the role of the hero (idiom); to play the good cop
 
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愁眉苦脸
愁眉苦臉
chou2 mei2 ku3 lian3
 
- to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable
 
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臭脸
臭臉
chou4 lian3
 
- sour face; scowling face
 
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打肿脸充胖子
打腫臉充胖子
da3 zhong3 lian3 chong1 pang4 zi5
 
- 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
 
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蹬鼻子上脸
蹬鼻子上臉
deng1 bi2 zi5 shang4 lian3
 
- lit. to climb all over sb; fig. to take advantage of sb's weakness
 
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丢脸
丟臉
diu1 lian3
 
- to lose face; humiliation
 
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翻脸
翻臉
fan1 lian3
 
- to fall out with sb; to become hostile
 
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翻脸不认人
翻臉不認人
fan1 lian3 bu4 ren4 ren2
 
- to fall out with sb and become hostile
 
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反脸无情
反臉無情
fan3 lian3 wu2 qing2
 
- to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
 
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夫妻脸
夫妻臉
fu1 qi1 lian3
 
- see 夫妻相
 
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刮脸
刮臉
gua1 lian3
 
- to shave one's face
 
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瓜子脸
瓜子臉
gua1 zi3 lian3
 
- oval face
 
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鬼脸
鬼臉
gui3 lian3
 
- wry face; to grimace; to pull a face; comic face; face mask; devil mask
 
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国字脸
國字臉
guo2 zi4 lian3
 
- square face
 
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褐脸雀鹛
褐臉雀鶥
he4 lian3 que4 mei2
 
- (bird species of China) brown-cheeked fulvetta (Alcippe poioicephala)
 
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灰脸鵟鹰
灰臉鵟鷹
hei1 lian3 kuang2 ying1
 
- (bird species of China) grey-faced buzzard (Butastur indicus)
 
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黑脸琵鹭
黑臉琵鷺
hei1 lian3 pi2 lu4
 
- (bird species of China) black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor)
 
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黑脸鹟莺
黑臉鶲鶯
hei1 lian3 weng1 ying1
 
- (bird species of China) black-faced warbler (Abroscopus schisticeps)
 
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黑脸噪鹛
黑臉噪鶥
hei1 lian3 zao4 mei2
 
- (bird species of China) masked laughingthrush (Garrulax perspicillatus)
 
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红脸
紅臉
hong2 lian3
 
- to blush; to turn red
 
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红脸鸬鹚
紅臉鸕鶿
hong2 lian3 lu2 ci2
 
- (bird species of China) red-faced cormorant (Phalacrocorax urile)
 
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厚脸皮
厚臉皮
hou4 lian3 pi2
 
- brazen; shameless; impudent; cheek; thick-skinned
 
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虎起脸
虎起臉
hu3 qi3 lian3
 
- to take a fierce look
 
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花脸鸭
花臉鴨
hua1 lian3 ya1
 
- (bird species of China) Baikal teal (Anas formosa)
 
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黄脸
黃臉
huang2 lian3
 
- yellow face (due to sickness etc); yellow-skinned people
 
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黄脸婆
黃臉婆
huang2 lian3 po2
 
- faded old woman
 
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灰脸鹟莺
灰臉鶲鶯
hui1 lian3 weng1 ying1
 
- (bird species of China) grey-cheeked warbler (Seicercus poliogenys)
 
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灰头土脸
灰頭土臉
hui1 tou2 tu3 lian3
 
- head and face filthy with grime (idiom); covered in dirt; dejected and depressed
 
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急赤白脸
急赤白臉
ji2 chi4 bai2 lian3
 
- to worry oneself sick; to fret
 
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开脸
開臉
kai1 lian3
 
- (of a bride-to-be) to remove facial hair and trim hairline (old); to carve a face
 
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哭脸
哭臉
ku1 lian3
 
- to weep; to snivel
 
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哭丧脸
哭喪臉
ku1 sang5 lian3
 
- to pull a long face; sullen; also written 哭喪著臉|哭丧着脸
 
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哭丧着脸
哭喪著臉
ku1 sang5 zhe5 lian3
 
- sullen; to scowl miserably
 
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苦瓜脸
苦瓜臉
ku3 gua1 lian3
 
- sour expression on one's face
 
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垮脸
垮臉
kua3 lian3
 
- (of the face) to harden; to sag
 
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拉长脸
拉長臉
la1 chang2 lian3
 
- to pull a long face; to scowl
 
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赖脸
賴臉
lai4 lian3
 
- to be shameless
 
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蓝脸鲣鸟
藍臉鰹鳥
lan2 lian3 jian1 niao3
 
- (bird species of China) masked booby (Sula dactylatra)
 
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老脸
老臉
lao3 lian3
 
- self-respect of old person; face; thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism); brazen
 
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老着脸
老著臉
lao3 zhe5 lian3
 
- shamelessly
 
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脸巴子
臉巴子
lian3 ba1 zi5
 
- cheek
 
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脸薄
臉薄
lian3 bao2
 
- bashful; shy
 
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脸部
臉部
lian3 bu4
 
- face
 
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脸部表情
臉部表情
lian3 bu4 biao3 qing2
 
- facial expression
 
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脸大
臉大
lian3 da4
 
- bold; unafraid
 
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脸蛋
臉蛋
lian3 dan4
 
- cheek; face
 
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脸蛋儿
臉蛋兒
lian3 dan4 er5
 
- cheek; face (often of child)
 
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脸蛋子
臉蛋子
lian3 dan4 zi5
 
- cheek; face
 
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脸都绿了
臉都綠了
lian3 dou1 lv4 le5
 
- green in the face (idiom); to look unwell
 
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脸红
臉紅
lian3 hong2
 
- to blush; to redden (with shame, indignation etc)
 
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脸红脖子粗
臉紅脖子粗
lian3 hong2 bo2 zi5 cu1
 
- red in the face; extremely angry
 
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脸红筋暴
臉紅筋暴
lian3 hong2 jin1 bao4
 
- red and tense with anger (idiom)
 
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脸红筋涨
臉紅筋漲
lian3 hong2 jin1 zhang3
 
- red and tense with anger (idiom)
 
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脸厚
臉厚
lian3 hou4
 
- thick-skinned; brazen
 
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脸基尼
臉基尼
lian3 ji1 ni2
 
- facekini
 
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脸颊
臉頰
lian3 jia2
 
- cheek
 
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脸孔
臉孔
lian3 kong3
 
- face
 
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脸盲症
臉盲症
lian3 mang2 zheng4
 
- prosopagnosia; face blindness
 
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脸面
臉面
lian3 mian4
 
- face
 
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脸盘儿
臉盤兒
lian3 pan2 er5
 
- face; contour of face
 
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脸庞
臉龐
lian3 pang2
 
- face
 
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脸盆
臉盆
lian3 pen2
 
- washbowl; basin for washing hands and face
 
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脸皮
臉皮
lian3 pi2
 
- face; cheek
 
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脸皮薄
臉皮薄
lian3 pi2 bao2
 
- thin-skinned; sensitive
 
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脸皮厚
臉皮厚
lian3 pi2 hou4
 
- brazen
 
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脸皮嫩
臉皮嫩
lian3 pi2 nen4
 
- bashful; shy
 
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脸谱
臉譜
lian3 pu3
 
- Facebook
 
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脸谱
臉譜
lian3 pu3
 
- types of facial makeup in operas
 
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脸色
臉色
lian3 se4
 
- complexion; look
 
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脸书
臉書
lian3 shu1
 
- Facebook
 
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脸膛
臉膛
lian3 tang2
 
- facial contour; facial shape
 
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脸相
臉相
lian3 xiang4
 
- complexion; looks; appearance of one's face
 
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脸型
臉型
lian3 xing2
 
- shape of face; physiognomy
 
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脸形
臉形
lian3 xing2
 
- variant of 臉型|脸型, shape of face; physiognomy
 
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脸罩
臉罩
lian3 zhao4
 
- visor
 
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露脸
露臉
lou4 lian3
 
- to show one's face; to make one's good name; to become successful and well known; to shine
 
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麻脸
麻臉
ma2 lian3
 
- pockmarked face
 
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满脸
滿臉
man3 lian3
 
- across one's whole face
 
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满脸风尘
滿臉風塵
man3 lian3 feng1 chen2
 
- lit. with a face full of dust; showing the hardships of travel (idiom)
 
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满脸生花
滿臉生花
man3 lian3 sheng1 hua1
 
- all smiles; beaming from ear to ear
 
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没脸
沒臉
mei2 lian3
 
- ashamed; embarrassed; not having the face (to meet people); not daring (out of shame)
 
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没脸没皮
沒臉沒皮
mei2 lian3 mei2 pi2
 
- shameless; brazen
 
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没头没脸
沒頭沒臉
mei2 tou2 mei2 lian3
 
- lit. without head, without face (idiom); fig. frenzily; haphazardly
 
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没有脸皮
沒有臉皮
mei2 you3 lian3 pi2
 
- ashamed; embarrassed; not having the face (to meet people); not daring (out of shame)
 
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门脸
門臉
men2 lian3
 
- shop front; facade
 
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抹不下脸
抹不下臉
mo3 bu4 xia4 lian3
 
- to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)
 
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抛脸
拋臉
pao1 lian3
 
- to lose face; humiliation
 
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劈脸
劈臉
pi1 lian3
 
- right in the face
 
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劈头盖脸
劈頭蓋臉
pi1 tou2 gai4 lian3
 
- lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc); showering down
 
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皮脸
皮臉
pi2 lian3
 
- naughty; cheeky; impudent; shameless
 
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扑脸儿
撲臉兒
pu1 lian3 er5
 
- strikes you in the face
 
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热脸贴冷屁股
熱臉貼冷屁股
re4 lian3 tie1 leng3 pi4 gu5
 
- to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke (idiom); to be snubbed despite showing good intentions
 
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讪脸
訕臉
shan4 lian3
 
- impudent
 
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赏脸
賞臉
shang3 lian3
 
- (polite) do me the honor
 
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少女露笑脸,婚事半成全
少女露笑臉,婚事半成全
shao4 nv3 lu4 xiao4 lian3 - hun1 shi4 ban4 cheng2 quan2
 
- When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
 
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甩脸子
甩臉子
shuai3 lian3 zi5
 
- to grimace with displeasure; to pull a long face
 
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撕破脸
撕破臉
si1 po4 lian3
 
- to have an acrimonious falling-out; to shed all pretense of cordiality; to tear into each other
 
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撕破脸皮
撕破臉皮
si1 po4 lian3 pi2
 
- see 撕破臉|撕破脸
 
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死不要脸
死不要臉
si3 bu4 yao4 lian3
 
- to know no shame; to be totally shameless
 
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死皮赖脸
死皮賴臉
si3 pi2 lai4 lian3
 
- brazen faced (idiom); shameless
 
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四方脸
四方臉
si4 fang1 lian3
 
- square-jawed face
 
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桃腮粉脸
桃腮粉臉
tao2 sai1 fen3 lian3
 
- rosy-cheeked (idiom)
 
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腼脸
靦臉
tian3 lian3
 
- shameless; brazen
 
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铜锤花脸
銅錘花臉
tong2 chui2 hua1 lian3
 
- (Chinese opera) tongchui hualian, a military character holding a bronze mace, classified as a jing 淨|净 role
 
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头脸
頭臉
tou2 lian3
 
- head and face
 
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头脸儿
頭臉兒
tou2 lian3 er5
 
- erhua variant of 頭臉|头脸
 
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娃娃脸
娃娃臉
wa2 wa5 lian3
 
- baby face; doll face
 
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往脸上抹黑
往臉上抹黑
wang3 lian3 shang4 mo3 hei1
 
- to bring shame to; to smear; to disgrace
 
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捂住脸
摀住臉
wu3 zhu4 lian3
 
- to cover the face; to bury one's face in one's hands
 
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嬉皮笑脸
嬉皮笑臉
xi1 pi2 xiao4 lian3
 
- all smiles; smiling mischievously or ingratiatingly
 
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嘻皮笑脸
嘻皮笑臉
xi1 pi2 xiao4 lian3
 
- see 嬉皮笑臉|嬉皮笑脸
 
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洗脸
洗臉
xi3 lian3
 
- to wash your face
 
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洗脸盘
洗臉盤
xi3 lian3 pan2
 
- a hand basin
 
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洗脸盆
洗臉盆
xi3 lian3 pen2
 
- washbowl; basin for washing hands and face
 
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洗脸台
洗臉臺
xi3 lian3 tai2
 
- commode; dressing table; sink
 
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小白脸
小白臉
xiao3 bai2 lian3
 
- attractive young man (usually derog.); pretty boy; gigolo
 
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小白脸儿
小白臉兒
xiao3 bai2 lian3 er5
 
- erhua variant of 小白臉|小白脸
 
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笑脸
笑臉
xiao4 lian3
 
- smiling face; smiley :) ☺
 
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笑脸儿
笑臉兒
xiao4 lian3 er5
 
- erhua variant of 笑臉|笑脸
 
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笑脸相迎
笑臉相迎
xiao4 lian3 xiang1 ying2
 
- to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
 
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羞脸
羞臉
xiu1 lian3
 
- to blush with shame
 
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羞羞脸
羞羞臉
xiu1 xiu1 lian3
 
- (jocularly) shame on you!
 
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锈脸钩嘴鹛
鏽臉鉤嘴鶥
xiu4 lian3 gou1 zui3 mei2
 
- (bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrogenys)
 
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要脸
要臉
yao4 lian3
 
- to save sb's face
 
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一脸茫然
一臉茫然
yi1 lian3 mang2 ran2
 
- puzzled; bewildered
 
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银脸长尾山雀
銀臉長尾山雀
yin2 lian3 chang2 wei3 shan1 que4
 
- (bird species of China) sooty bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus)
 
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有脸
有臉
you3 lian3
 
- 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
 
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转脸
轉臉
zhuan3 lian3
 
- to turn one's head; in no time; in the twinkling of an eye
 
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撞脸
撞臉
zhuang4 lian3
 
- (coll.) to look alike; to be a spitting image of
 
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棕脸鹟莺
棕臉鶲鶯
zong1 lian3 weng1 ying1
 
- (bird species of China) rufous-faced warbler (Abroscopus albogularis)
 
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嘴脸
嘴臉
zui3 lian3
 
- features, face (esp. derogatorily); look; appearance; countenance
 
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做鬼脸
做鬼臉
zuo4 gui3 lian3
 
- to pull a face; to grimace; to scowl
 
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做脸
做臉
zuo4 lian3
 
- to win honor; to put on a stern face; to have a facial (beauty treatment)