一方面

yīfāngmiàn

conjunction HSK 3 #12,843

Meanings

1 on the one hand

Characters

direction; side

Examples

一方面我想去，另一方面我没有时间。

Yī fāngmiàn wǒ xiǎng qù, lìng yī fāngmiàn wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān.

On the one hand I want to go, on the other hand I don't have time.

一方面要学习，一方面要工作。

Yī fāngmiàn yào xuéxí, yī fāngmiàn yào gōngzuò.

On the one hand you have to study, on the other hand you have to work.

Tips

grammar

Used in pairs: 一方面...另一方面... or 一方面...一方面... to present two aspects of a situation.

Stroke Order

一 yī

方 fāng

面 miàn