面部 (miàn bù) — face, facial area (body part)

Definition

Formal/literary noun for the 'face' as a body region — used in clinical or technical contexts (e.g. 面部皮肤, 面部识别). For everyday 'face', use 脸; for the figurative sense of 'social face', use 面子.

noun
facefacial area (body part)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 面部
    Xiàn zài hěn duō shǒu jī dōu yòng le miàn bù shí bié gōng néng.
    Many phones now use facial recognition.
  • 面部
    Tā de miàn bù pí fū fēi cháng mǐn gǎn.
    Her facial skin is very sensitive.
  • 面部
    Yī shēng zǐ xì jiǎn chá le tā de miàn bù shén jīng.
    The doctor carefully examined his facial nerves.

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