脸臉 liǎn — face
liǎn (third tone, dipping)lian3
Traditional: 臉
face
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 张Measure word 个
Meanings
face
The face. Flat things are counted with 张, so a face is 一张脸. The daily routine word is 洗脸 "wash one’s face", parallel to 刷牙.
noun
Example sentences
- 早上起床以后我先洗脸。早上起床以後我先洗臉。Zǎoshang (third tone, dipping) qǐchuáng (third tone, dipping) yǐhòu (third tone, dipping) wǒ (third tone, dipping) xiān (first tone, high and level) xǐ (third tone, dipping) liǎn. (third tone, dipping)···
After getting up in the morning I wash my face first.
- 他的脸红了，可能是有点儿累。他的臉紅了，可能是有點兒累。Tā (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) liǎn (third tone, dipping) hóng (second tone, rising) le, (neutral tone) kěnéng (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling) yǒudiǎnr (third tone, dipping) lèi. (fourth tone, falling)···
His face has gone red — perhaps he’s a bit tired.