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title: "Miankong Meaning: 面孔 (miànkǒng) Means “face”"
description: "面孔 (miànkǒng) means “face”. Hear its tones, see what 面 and 孔 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/miankong"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 面孔 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

面孔 miànkǒng

## face

## Its characters

1. 面 miàn face
2. 孔 kǒng hole

## In a sentence

她有一张可爱的面孔。 She has a lovely face.

这几年，在中国的寺庙，能看到越来越多年轻的**面孔**。

From [年轻人为什么去寺庙？ · Why are young Chinese people going to temples?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-young-chinese-people-go-to-temples#library-word-21-23)

[More about 面孔](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9D%A2%E5%AD%94)

## More words with 面 or 孔

- [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)
- [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)
- [方面 fāngmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangmian)

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