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