体面 (tǐmiàn) · dignified

体面 (tǐmiàn) means “dignified; decent; respectable”. It is written with 2 characters: 体 (body) + 面 (noodles). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 体面 is built

What 体 is made of

亻rén — person
本běn — book classifier
- 木mù — tree
  - 十 — ten
  - 八bā — eight
- 一 — horizontal stroke

What 面 is made of

面 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 9 strokes.

Origin hint: A person's face (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

他有一份体面的工作。Tā yǒu yī fèn tǐmiàn de gōngzuò.He has a respectable job.

她今天穿得很体面。Tā jīntiān chuān de hěn tǐmiàn.She is dressed very smartly today.

What does 体面 mean?

体面 (tǐmiàn) means “dignified; decent; respectable”.

How do you pronounce 体面?

体面 is pronounced tǐmiàn.

Which HSK level is 体面?

体面 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 体面 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 177: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.