纸面 (zhǐ miàn) — paper surface; the surface of paper; (figurative) on paper; in written form (as opposed to actual practice)
Definition
Literally 'paper surface' — by extension, 纸面 (纸面上) means 'on paper / in theory', i.e. something that looks true on paper or in writing but may not hold up in practice.
noun
paper surfacethe surface of paper(figurative) on paperin written form (as opposed to actual practice)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 纸面，。Zhè zhāng zhǐ de zhǐ miàn hěn guāng huá, shì hé dǎ yìn.The surface of this paper is very smooth, suitable for printing.
- 纸面，。Zhè ge jì huà zài zhǐ miàn shàng kàn qǐ lái hěn hǎo, dàn shí jì zhí xíng hěn nán.This plan looks good on paper, but it's hard to execute in practice.
- 纸面，。Gōng sī de zhǐ miàn zī chǎn hěn duō, dàn xiàn jīn liú bù zú.The company has a lot of paper assets, but insufficient cash flow.
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