正面

zhèngmiàn

noun HSK 7-9 #5,825

Meanings

1 front side
2 positive
3 head-on

Characters

straight; positive; front

face; side; surface

Examples

我们要多关注正面的新闻。

Wǒmen yào duō guānzhù zhèngmiàn de xīnwén.

We should pay more attention to positive news.

这枚硬币的正面是什么图案？

Zhè méi yìngbì de zhèngmiàn shì shénme tú'àn?

What design is on the front of this coin?

他正面回应了记者的提问。

Tā zhèngmiàn huíyìng le jìzhě de tíwèn.

He directly responded to the reporter's question.

Tips

usage

正面 has three common uses: (1) physical front side (正面/反面), (2) positive (正面影响 = positive influence), (3) head-on/directly (正面回答 = to answer directly).

Stroke Order

正 zhèng

面 miàn