面目全非 meaning in English

miànmù-quánfēi

nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition

HSK 7-928 strokes

Meaning of 面目全非

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

miànmùquánfēi
  1. nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition

Stroke order for each character

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面 miàn · face · 9 strokes

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目 mù · eye · 5 strokes

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全 quán · all · 6 strokes

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非 fēi · to not be · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 面目全非.

非常fēichángvery; really; unusual; extraordinary
见面jiànmiànto meet; to see each other
面包miànbāobread
面条儿miàntiáorerhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2]
完全wánquáncomplete; whole; totally; entirely
安全ānquánsafe; secure; safety; security
全部quánbùwhole; all
面前miànqiánin front of; facing
目的mùdìpurpose; aim; goal; target; objective
节目jiémù(TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, vari
方面fāngmiànrespect; aspect
全国quánguówhole nation; nationwide

Questions about 面目全非

What does 面目全非 mean?

面目全非 (miànmù-quánfēi) means "nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition".

How do you write 面目全非?

面目全非 is made of 4 characters: 面 (9 strokes), 目 (5 strokes), 全 (6 strokes), 非 (8 strokes). That is 28 strokes in total.

Is 面目全非 an HSK word?

Yes. 面目全非 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.