Chinese Traditional: 面臨
Chinese Simplified: 面临
Pinyin: mian4 lin2
Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
English Meaning: to face (a problem), to be confronted with

Example Sentences:

十萬戶住家正面臨斷電。
十万户住家正面临断电。
shi2 wan4 hu4 zhu4 jia1 zheng4 mian4 lin2 duan4 dian4.
100,000 homes are without electricity.
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他說利比亞正面臨內戰。
他说利比亚正面临内战。
ta1 shuo1 li4 bi3 ya3 zheng4 mian4 lin2 nei4 zhan4.
He said that Libya is facing a civil war.
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Related Words:

 

miàn

1. face 2. surface 3. (a measure word for flat surfaces such as walls, mirrors, flags, medals) 4. aspect 5. personally, directly, face to face 6. side 7. entire area

Here: face

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lín

1. to arrive 2. near, at 3. about to, just before

Here: about to, just before

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