脸liǎnface
脸 (liǎn) means "face." It appears in 你的手和脸都不干净。 (Your hands and face are both dirty.) and 吃饭前你去洗脸。 (Go wash your face before eating.) In the dialogue, A notices B is dirty after playing outside and tells B to wash before the meal. B agrees to go now.
What does 脸 mean?
- 1.
facenoun
What does the character 脸 mean?
- 脸face
How do you use 脸?
See it in 手和脸 and 洗脸
What are some examples of 脸 in a sentence?
How is 脸 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你的手和脸都不干净。
Nǐ de shǒu hé liǎn dōu bù gānjìng.
Your hands and face are both dirty.
- Speaker B:
我刚才在外面玩了。
Wǒ gāngcái zài wàimiàn wán le.
I was just playing outside.
- Speaker A:
吃饭前你去洗脸。
Chīfàn qián nǐ qù xǐ liǎn.
Go wash your face before eating.
- Speaker B:
好,我现在就去。
Hǎo, wǒ xiànzài jiù qù.
OK, I'll go right now.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.