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层面 (céng miàn) — aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual, etc.)

Definition

层面 means 'aspect' or 'facet' — one angle or dimension of a topic. It is more abstract than 层次, which refers to concrete tiers or layers in a hierarchy.

noun
aspectfacetlevel (political, psychological, spiritual, etc.)

Examples

  • 层面，。
    Cóng shè huì céng miàn lái kàn, zhè ge wèn tí hěn fù zá.
    From a social perspective, this problem is very complex.
  • 层面。
    Huì yì tǎo lùn le wèn tí de bù tóng céng miàn.
    The meeting discussed different aspects of the problem.
  • 层面，。
    Zài zhè ge céng miàn shàng, wǒ men de guān diǎn yí zhì.
    At this level, our views are consistent.

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.

层cénglayer
面miànsurface; aspect

层 gives the idea of a layer, and 面 gives a surface or aspect; together they name a level or facet of something.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 層; 层 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
尸尸shī
Sound part声符shēngfú
曾
曾céng層céng
Same sound today

The traditional form 層 uses 尸 for the meaning and 曾 for the sound; the simplified 层 is a later abbreviation.

Open 层 →

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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HSK 3.0 Level 6Abstract Concepts

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