当面 meaning in English

dāngmiàn

to sb's face; in sb's presence

HSK 7-9Traditional 當面15 strokes

Meaning of 当面

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dāngmiàn
  1. to sb's face
  2. in sb's presence

当面 in example sentences

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

如rú果guǒ你nǐ们men之zhī间jiān有yǒu问wèn题tí,应yīng该gāi当dāng面miàn告gào诉sù他tā,不bú要yào在zài背bèi后hòu说shuō他tā。
If you have a bone to pick with a person, tell it to his face instead of saying things behind his back.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

当 dāng · to be · 6 strokes

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面 miàn · face · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 当面.

见面jiànmiànto meet; to see each other
面包miànbāobread
面条儿miàntiáorerhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2]
当时dāngshíthen; at that time
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
当然dāngránonly natural; as it should be
里面lǐmiàninside; interior
外面wàimiànoutside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface
上面shàngmiànon top of; above-mentioned

Questions about 当面

What does 当面 mean?

当面 (dāngmiàn) means "to sb's face; in sb's presence".

How do you write 当面?

当面 is made of 2 characters: 当 (6 strokes), 面 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 当面 an HSK word?

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

How is 当面 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 当面 is written 當面.