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title: "Fumian Meaning: 负面 (fùmiàn) Means “negative”"
description: "负面 (traditional 負面, fùmiàn) means “negative; downside”. Hear its tones, see what 负 and 面 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fumian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 负面 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

负面 fùmiàn

## negative; downside

## Its characters

1. 负 fù negative
2. 面 miàn side

## In a sentence

别总想负面的事情。 Don't always think about negative things.

[More about 负面](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B4%9F%E9%9D%A2)

## More words with 负 or 面

- [背面 bèimiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beimian)
- [表面 biǎomiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaomian)
- [侧面 cèmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cemian)
- [层面 céngmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cengmian)
- [场面 chǎngmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changmian)
- [出面 chūmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chumian)
- [担负 dānfù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danfu)
- [地面 dìmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dimian)
- [对面 duìmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duimian)
- [方便面 fāngbiànmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangbianmian)

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