书面 meaning in English

shūmiàn

in writing; written

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 書面13 strokes

Meaning of 书面

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shūmiàn
  1. in writing; written

书面 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

口kǒu语yǔ比bǐ书shū面miàn语yǔ更gèng贴tiē近jìn生shēng活huó。
Spoken language is closer to life than written language.
哲zhé学xué不bú是shì书shū面miàn上shàng的de学xué问wèn,而ér是shì一yī种zhǒng生shēng活huó的de方fāng式shì。
Philosophy is not a written subject, but a way of life.

Stroke order for each character

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书 shū · book · 4 strokes

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面 miàn · face · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 书面.

见面jiànmiànto meet; to see each other
面包miànbāobread
图书馆túshūguǎnlibrary
读书dúshūto read a book; to study
书店shūdiànbookstore
书包shūbāoschoolbag; satchel
面条儿miàntiáorerhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2]
面前miànqiánin front of; facing
方面fāngmiànrespect; aspect
对面duìmiànopposite; across (the street etc); directly in front of one; up ahead
方便面fāngbiànmiàninstant noodles
里面lǐmiàninside; interior

Questions about 书面

What does 书面 mean?

书面 (shūmiàn) means "in writing; written" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 书面?

书面 is made of 2 characters: 书 (4 strokes), 面 (9 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 书面 an HSK word?

Yes. 书面 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 书面 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 书面 is written 書面.