She managed to keep up appearances.
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面子
Traditional: 麵子
miàn zi
HSK 3.0 · 5HSK 2.0 · 6
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miàn zi · min6 zi2 (Jyutping)
- outer surface; the outside of sth
- social prestige; face
- (medicinal) powder
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Character breakdown
面
- Meaning
- face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
- Radical
- 面
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- ⿱？？
- Cangjie
- MWYL
- Four-corner
- 1060.0
子
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