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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

一面 [yímiàn]
  1. 1. noun side
    这个规定也有合理的一面
    This rule has its reasonable side.
  2. 2. adverb at the same time
    一面听音乐,一面看小说。
    She was listening to music and reading a novel at the same time.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

一面 [yímiàn]
  1. 1. one side; side
    这座房子朝南的一面有两个窗户。
    The house has two windows on the south side.
    信封的另一面附有几行字。
  2. 2. one aspect; face
    这只是问题的一面
    This is only one aspect of the question.
    看人你不能只看不好的一面,也要看人家的优点嘛。
    这个粗鲁的女孩其实也有温柔的一面
  3. 3. at the same time; simultaneously
    一面教,一面
    learn while teaching
    一面做兼职,一面准备考研。
  4. 4. [literary expression] have met once before
    未尝一面
    have never met before

Examples

不要强调一面而忽视另一面
Don't stress one aspect to the neglect of another. 忽视
这种纸一面光,一面麻。
This paper is smooth on one side and rough on the other.
一面走,一面曼声地唱着。
She sang lazily as she strolled along. 曼声
一面喝茶,一面用眼瞟他。
As she sipped her tea, she shot him glances.
一面听讲,一面记笔记
take notes while listening to a lecture 听讲
不要只看到事物的一面而忘了另一面
Don't look at only one aspect of the thing and neglect the other.
一面教,一面
learn while teaching 一面
我们习惯在堤埝边一面聚会一面唱歌。
每件事情都是既有其消极的一面又有其积极的一面 消极
一面做兼职,一面准备考研。 一面

Word Decomposition


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[miàn]

nciku Note

Paired conjunctions as a conveyor of coordination in a complex sentence

A conjunction is a word or expression that acts as a transition between clauses and phrases in a complex sentence. For example: "不但……而且……" (not only … but also …), "如果……就……" (if… then…), and "总而言之" (all in all), where the first clause or phrase is connected to the following clause or phrase by a conjunction.
The paired conjunctions such as "又……又……","一面……一面……","不是……而是……","既……又……",“一边……边……” and “……还……” are used to show coordination in sentence.

e.g. (1)他又抽烟,又喝酒。 (2)他一边吃饭,一边看电影。 (3)他不是学生,而是老师。 (4)他乱丢纸屑,还随地吐痰。 (5)他既爱吃水果,又爱吃蔬菜。

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