Chinese words starting with “mian”
24 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable mian. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 6 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial m · final ian · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 2nd tone 2
- 3rd tone 9
- 4th tone 13
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 面前miàn qiánHSK 2
in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)
- 面对miàn duìHSK 3
to face; to confront
- 免费miǎn fèiHSK 4
free (of charge)
- 面包miàn bāoHSK 1
bread
- 面积miàn jīHSK 3
area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area; tract of land
- 面条儿miàn tiáo rHSK 1
erhua variant of 面条; noodles
All 24 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 面 | miàn | n,q,v,g | face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc | |
| 2 | 面临 | miàn lín | v | to face sth; to be confronted with | |
| 3 | 免 | miǎn | v,d | to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited | |
| 4 | 面试 | miàn shì | v,vn,n | to be interviewed (as a candidate); interview | |
| 5 | 免疫 | miǎn yì | vn,v,b | immunity (to disease) | |
| 6 | 棉 | mián | g,n | generic term for cotton or kapok; cotton; padded or quilted with cotton | |
| 7 | 面子 | miàn zi | n | outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face | |
| 8 | 棉花 | mián hua | n | cotton | |
| 9 | 勉强 | miǎn qiǎng | ad,v,a | to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough | |
| 10 | 面部 | miàn bù | n | face (body part) | |
| 11 | 面向 | miàn xiàng | v | to face; to turn towards; to incline to; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; facial feature; appearance; aspect; facet | |
| 12 | 面对面 | miàn duì miàn | l | face to face | |
| 13 | 面条 | miàn tiáo | n | noodles | |
| 14 | 免得 | miǎn de | v | so as not to; so as to avoid | |
| 15 | 面粉 | miàn fěn | n | flour | |
| 16 | 面貌 | miàn mào | n | face; features; appearance; look | |
| 17 | 免除 | miǎn chú | v | to prevent; to avoid; to excuse; to exempt; to relieve; (of a debt) to remit | |
| 18 | 缅怀 | miǎn huái | v,vn | to commemorate; to recall fondly; to think of the past | |
| 19 | 面目全非 | miàn mù quán fēi | l | nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition | |
| 20 | 免不了 | miǎn bù liǎo | v | unavoidable; can't be avoided | |
| 21 | 免职 | miǎn zhí | v,vn | to relieve sb of his post; to sack; to demote; dismissal; sacking | |
| 22 | 面面俱到 | miàn miàn jù dào | v | (idiom) take care of everything; handle everything | |
| 23 | 勉励 | miǎn lì | v | to encourage | |
| 24 | 面红耳赤 | miàn hóng ěr chì | l | flushed with anger (or excitement) |
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