Definition
蒙面 (méng miàn) is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to mask one's face' or 'to cover one's face with a cloth or mask'. The two syllables 蒙 and 面 can split apart when you insert a resultative complement, a durative marker like 着, or a perfective 了 between them — for example, 蒙着面 (with face covered), 蒙了面 (has masked the face). In the separated form, the object 面 stays at the end. Use 蒙面 as a single unit when describing the action in general, and the split pattern when specifying the manner or result.
v.o.
to mask one's faceto cover one's face (with a cloth or mask)
Examples
- ，。Tā méng zhe miàn, bù xiǎng ràng biérén rènchū tā.He masked his face because he didn't want others to recognize him.
- ，蒙面。Zài biǎoyǎn zhōng, yǎnyuánmen dōu méng miàn le.During the performance, all the actors masked their faces.
- 蒙面。Tā xíguàn méng miàn shuìjiào.He is used to sleeping with his face covered.
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