多方面 (duō fāng miàn) — multifaceted; in many ways; from many aspects

Definition

Adjective meaning 'multifaceted / from many aspects' — modifies nouns like 因素, 角度, 原因 to stress multiple dimensions rather than just one. Read as a fixed four-character phrase, not a loose collocation.

adjective
multifacetedin many waysfrom many aspects

Examples

  • 多方面。
    Zhè ge wèn tí shè jí duō fāng miàn yīn sù.
    This issue involves multifaceted factors.
  • 多方面。
    Wǒ men xū yào cóng duō fāng miàn jiǎo dù kǎo lǜ.
    We need to consider it from many angles.
  • 多方面。
    Tā jù yǒu duō fāng miàn cái néng.
    He has multifaceted talents.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

多duōmany
方面aspects
方fāngside面miànside
联合Side by side

多 means many, and 方面 joins 方 and 面 as sides or aspects; together they describe many sides or ways.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

多 originally showed two pieces of meat placed together; the repeated meat shape gives the sense of many.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 方 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

面 originally drew a man’s face, with one eye exaggerated; the horizontal stroke was added later.

Open 面 →

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