面貌

miànmào
noun HSK 5 #16,781

Meanings

  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 look
  3. 3 features

Examples

Chéngshì de miànmào fāshēng le hěn dà biànhuà.
The city's appearance has changed greatly.
Tā gǎibiàn le gōngsī de miànmào.
He changed the company's look.
Zhōngguó de miànmào rìxīnyuèyì.
China's appearance is changing with each passing day.

Tips

usage
More commonly used for the appearance of places, organizations, or abstract things rather than people's physical faces.
usage
面貌 describes overall appearance/look, while 容貌 (róngmào) specifically refers to a person's facial appearance.

Stroke Order

miàn
mào