面庞

Traditional (Taiwan): 面龐

miànpáng ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄤˊ

    • face

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 脸庞 liǎnpáng
    • 瘦削的脸庞 a thin face
    • 俊秀的脸庞 a handsome face
  • 面孔 miànkǒng
    • 板起面孔 to put on a stern face
    • 熟悉的面孔 a familiar face

Telling them apart

面庞 refers to the outline of the face, tends to be used positively, and is literary. 面孔 refers to the face itself, can be positive or negative (e.g. 板起面孔), and is common in speech.

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