扑面而来 meaning in English

pūmiàn-érlái

lit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face

HSK 7-9Traditional 撲面而來27 strokes

Meaning of 扑面而来

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

pūmiàn'érlái
  1. lit. sth hits one in the face
  2. directly in one's face
  3. sth assaults the senses
  4. blatant (advertising)
  5. eye-catching
  6. (a smell) assaults the nostrils

Stroke order for each character

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

扑 pū · to throw oneself at · 5 strokes

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面 miàn · face · 9 strokes

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而 ér · and · 6 strokes

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来 lái · to come · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 扑面而来.

回来huíláito return; to come back
起来qǐláito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
出来chūláito come out; to appear
进来jìnláito come in
来到láidàoto arrive; to come
见面jiànmiànto meet; to see each other
面包miànbāobread
面条儿miàntiáorerhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2]
过来guòláito come over; to manage
而且érqiě(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
带来dàiláito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
来自láizìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)

Questions about 扑面而来

What does 扑面而来 mean?

扑面而来 (pūmiàn-érlái) means "lit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face".

How do you write 扑面而来?

扑面而来 is made of 4 characters: 扑 (5 strokes), 面 (9 strokes), 而 (6 strokes), 来 (7 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.

Is 扑面而来 an HSK word?

Yes. 扑面而来 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 扑面而来 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 扑面而来 is written 撲面而來.