Word: 一面 (yīmiàn)

一面 dictionary entry

yīmiàn: one side; simultaneously... (and...); one aspect; one's whole face

Full dictionary entry for 一面

What 一面 means in each sentence

one side 4 sentences
simultaneously... (and...) 3 sentences
one aspect 2 sentences

Example sentences using 一面

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两个槌子敲一面锣，响在一处

liǎng gè chuí zǐ qiāo yímiàn luó, xiǎng zài yí chù

two mallets striking one gong: sounding in one place / thinking in one place
他一面开车一面听收音机的音乐。

Tā yímiàn kāichē yímiàn tīng shōuyīnjī de yīnyuè.

He drove the car, listening to music on the radio.
他强调了城市生活方便的一面。

Tā qiángdiàole chéngshì shēnghuó fāngbiàn de yímiàn.

He stressed the convenient aspects of city life.
他终于流露出了人性的一面。

Tā zhōngyú liú lùchūle rénxìng de yímiàn.

He finally showed his human side.
你一面生活一面学习。

Nǐ yímiàn shēnghuó yímiàn xuéxí.

You live and learn.
她买了一面椭圆的镜子。

Tā mǎile yímiàn tuǒyuán de jìngzi.

She bought an oval mirror.
属犁铧的，老往一面翻土

shǔ líhuá de, lǎo wǎng yímiàn fān tǔ

born a ploughshare: always turns the soil to one side
我一面咬着指甲一面担心着你。

Wǒ yímiàn yǎozhe zhǐjia yímiàn dānxīnzhe nǐ.

I was biting my nails, worrying about you.
我看到一面镜子。

Wǒ kàndào yímiàn jìngzi.

I see a mirror.
木匠的斧子，一面砍

mùjiàng de fǔzi, yímiàn kǎn

a carpenter's axe: cuts on one side
湖面静止不动，像一面镜子。

Hú miàn jìngzhǐ bú dòng, xiàng yímiàn jìngzi.

The lake surface was still, like a mirror.
病人给医院送了一面锦旗。

Bìngrén gěi yīyuàn sòngle yímiàn jǐnqí.

A patient gave the hospital a silk banner.
这枚硬币的一面印着国徽。

Zhè méi yìngbì de yímiàn yìnzhe guóhuī.

One side of this coin is stamped with the national emblem.
野地里烤火,一面热

yědì li kǎohuǒ,yímiàn rè

warming oneself by a fire in an open field: only one side is hot