门面 (mén miàn) — shop front, storefront; appearance, facade (often figurative, implying an image maintained for show)
Definition
Literally the 'face' of a shop — the storefront, and by extension the image a business puts forward. Refers only to outward appearance or reputation, not the actual substance inside.
noun
shop frontstorefrontappearancefacade (often figurative, implying an image maintained for show)
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Examples
- 门面。Zhè jiā cān tīng de mén miàn zhuāng xiū dé hěn jiǎng jiu.The shop front of this restaurant is very tastefully decorated.
- 门面，。Tā tè bié zhòng shì mén miàn, dàn shí jì shang gōng sī yǐ jīng kuài dǎo bì le.He cares a lot about appearances, but in reality the company is about to go bankrupt.
- 门面，。Wèi le chēng zhù gōng sī de mén miàn, tā men jiè qián mǎi le háo chē.In order to maintain the company's facade, they borrowed money to buy a luxury car.
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