paper mask; funny face
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
paper mask; mask (toy)
A toy mask traditionally made of thick paper, often modeled after the painted face patterns (脸谱) of Chinese opera characters.
Miào庙
huì会
shàng上
hěn很
duō多
hái孩
zi子
dài戴
zhe着
wǔ五
yán颜
liù六
sè色
de的
guǐ鬼
liǎn脸
。
At the temple fair, many children wore colorful paper masks.
Tā他
mǎi买
le了
yī一
gè个
Sūn孙
Wù悟
kōng空
de的
guǐ鬼
liǎn脸
。
He bought a paper mask of Sun Wukong.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
chuán传
tǒng统
wán玩
jù具
guǐ鬼
liǎn脸
xiàn现
zài在
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
le了
。
This traditional toy mask is rarely seen nowadays.
noun
funny face; grimace
informalA facial expression made deliberately to be funny or silly, often to amuse or tease.
Tā他
duì对
wǒ我
bàn扮
le了
gè个
guǐ鬼
liǎn脸
jiù就
pǎo跑
kāi开
le了
。
He made a funny face at me and then ran off.
Bié别
zài再
zuò做
guǐ鬼
liǎn脸
le了
，
zhuān专
xīn心
tīng听
kè课
！
Stop making those funny faces and pay attention in class!
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Tā他
bǎ把
shé舌
tou头
yī一
shēn伸
，
zuò做
le了
gè个
guǐ鬼
liǎn脸
。
He stuck out his tongue and made a funny face.