片面

piànmiàn

adjective HSK 4 #22,459

Meanings

Only one face/side — seeing things from a single perspective.

Nǐ de kànfǎ tài piànmiàn le.

Your view is too one-sided.

Bú yào piànmiàn de kàn wèntí.

Don't look at the problem one-sidedly.

Zhège bàodào hěn piànmiàn.

This report is very biased.

usage

片面 is always negative — it means someone isn't seeing the full picture. The opposite is 全面 (quánmiàn, comprehensive/all-round).

片 piàn

面 miàn