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。

Yīfāngmiàn 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。

Yīfāngmiàn yào xuéxí, yīfāngmiàn 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