面

miàn

variant of 麵|面[mian4]

flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless

这碗面煮得太软了,吃起来没什么嚼劲。

zhè wǎn miàn zhǔ de tài ruǎn le, chī qǐlái méi shénme jiáojìn。

This bowl of noodles was cooked too soft and has no chewiness when you eat it.

他这个人太面,什么事都不敢出头。

tā zhège rén tài miàn, shénme shì dōu bù gǎn chūtóu。

He is such a spineless person that he never dares to step forward for anything.

Words with 面

四面八方

sì miàn bā fāng

(idiom) all directions; all around

路面

lù miàn

road surface

洗心革面

xǐ xīn gé miàn

lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways

层面

céng miàn

aspect; facet

铁面

tiě miàn

iron mask (as defensive armor)

玉米面

yù mǐ miàn

cornmeal; maize flour

表面化

biǎo miàn huà

to come to the surface

九面体

jiǔ miàn tǐ

enneahedron (solid figure having nine plane faces)

切面

qiē miàn

section

面食

miàn shí

food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc

海平面

hǎi píng miàn

sea level

假面

jiǎ miàn

mask