迎面 (yíng miàn): directly; head-on (collision); in one's face (of wind)

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7adverb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: directly; head-on (collision); in one's face (of wind)
Characters: 2
Part of speech: adverb
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

directly
head-on (collision)
in one's face (of wind)

Chinese explanation

对着脸
正对着前方，朝着自己的方向过来。常用来形容人或事物直接朝着面前来，比如风迎面吹来、迎面走来一个人。强调方向正好相对，没有躲避或绕开。

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Character breakdown

HSK 5

to welcome

HSK 2

suffix indicating a person with a certain characteristic

Example sentences

As soon as I walked out of the mall entrance, a cold wind blew straight into my face, so cold that I quickly zipped up my jacket.

He was riding his bike quickly down a small path when a kitten suddenly darted out from the roadside and ran straight toward him; he braked hurriedly and just managed not to hit it.

At the train station exit, I ran straight into an old classmate I hadn't seen for three years; we both froze for a moment, then happily hugged each other.

As soon as the reporters saw the movie star walk out of the hotel, they surrounded him head-on, raising their cameras to take photos and asking all kinds of questions.

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