面善 (miàn shàn) — looking familiar, having a face one seems to recognize; kind-looking, benign in appearance
Definition
Describes a person who looks familiar or has a kind, approachable face. 善 here means 'kind/gentle' in appearance, not moral goodness.
adjective
looking familiarhaving a face one seems to recognizekind-lookingbenign in appearance
Examples
- 面善，。Nà ge rén kàn qǐ lái hěn miàn shàn, wǒ hǎo xiàng zài nǎ lǐ jiàn guò.That person looks familiar; I feel like I've seen him somewhere.
- 面善，。Zhè wèi lǎo rén miàn róng miàn shàn, hái zi men dōu hěn xǐ huan tā.This old man has a kind face, and the children all like him very much.
- ，面善。Tā suī rán cháng dé hěn xiōng, dàn shuō huà de yǔ qì què hěn miàn shàn.Although he looks fierce, his tone of voice is quite gentle.
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