方面

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Chinese

square; quadrilateral; place
square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
 
face; side; surface
face; side; surface; aspect; top
 
simp. and trad.
(方面) 		方 面

Etymology

Attestable in ancient Chinese texts; in the modern sense of "aspect", reborrowing from Japanese 方面(ほうめん) (hōmen).

Pronunciation

Noun

方面

  1. aspect; side; (on the one) hand; facet; respect (Classifier: 個／个 m)
    您覺得我們應該從哪方面入手呢？ [MSC, trad.]
    您觉得我们应该从哪方面入手呢？ [MSC, simp.]
    Nín juéde wǒmen yīnggāi cóng nǎ fāngmiàn rùshǒu ne?
    Where do you think we should start?
  2. (archaic) direction
  3. (archaic) one direction
  4. (archaic) four directions; all sides; all around
  5. (archaic) official post; duty

Usage notes

  • It is acceptable to use 方面 (fāngmiàn) both with or without a classifier; both 三方面 (sān fāngmiàn) and 三個方面／三个方面 (sān ge fāngmiàn) are commonly used.
  • When using the term with 這／这 (zhè) or 那 (nà), both 這（那）一方面／这（那）一方面 (zhè (nà) yī fāngmiàn) and 這（那）個方面／这（那）个方面 (zhè (nà) ge fāngmiàn) are acceptable constructions, the former being more formal than the latter.
  • Unlike in Japanese, 方面 (fāngmiàn) in modern Chinese never conveys the meaning of direction; 方向 (fāngxiàng) is used instead.

Synonyms

  • (aspect):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
方 面
ほう
Grade: 2 		めん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

方(ほう)面(めん) • (hōmen) 

  1. direction
  2. area, district
  3. field of study, line of work

Synonyms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
方面

Noun

方面 • (bangmyeon) (hangeul 방면)

  1. hanja form? of 방면 (“direction; field, area”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
方面

Noun

方面

  1. chữ Hán form of phương diện (“aspect; bearing”).
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