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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

面临 [miànlín]
  1. 1. verb face

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

面临 [miànlín]
  1. 1. be faced with; be confronted with; be up against
    面临一场严重的危机
    be faced with a serious crisis
    我们正面临一场新的斗争。
    A new struggle lies ahead of us.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

面临 [miànlín]
  1. 1. 面对着;面前遇到(某种情况)
    面临困难
    面临考验。

Examples

有的学科后继乏人,面临断线的危险。
Certain disciplines lack successors and face the danger of being discontinued.
中国期货市场面临重大变局。
The forward market is facing a dramatic change.
虽然现在面临困厄,但是我相信公司会慢慢好起来的!
Though the company is facing a hard situation, I believe that it will gradually ease.
公司倒闭了我们都要面临失业,这就是“皮之不存,毛将焉附”吧!
If the company goes bankrupt, we shall lose our jobs. It's a typical example of "with the skin gone, what can the hair attach itself to?".
面临两难选择。
He's facing some difficult choices.
面临新挑战
face a new challenge
新政府面临诸多挑战。
The new government is facing a number of challenges.
面临变局,要采取应急措施。

Collocations

面临困难
to face a difficulty
面临挑战
to face a challenge
面临的形势
the situation someone is facing

Word Decomposition


[miàn]
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[lín]

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