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title: "Mianmao Meaning: 面貌 (miànmào) Means “appearance”"
description: "面貌 (miànmào) means “appearance; looks”. Hear its tones, see what 面 and 貌 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mianmao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 面貌 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

面貌 miànmào

## appearance; looks

## It can also mean

- aspect; outlook (of a place)

## Its characters

1. 面 miàn aspect
2. 貌 mào appearance

## In a sentence

多年不见，他的面貌没怎么变。 I haven't seen him for years, but his looks haven't changed much.

四百多年前，英国哲学家培根写道，印刷术、火药和磁铁这三样发明，改变了整个世界的**面貌**。

From [四大发明是谁说的？ · Who named the Four Great Inventions of China?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-four-great-inventions-of-china#library-word-152-154)

[More about 面貌](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9D%A2%E8%B2%8C)

## More words with 面 or 貌

- [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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