迎面 yíngmiàn directly
directly; head-on (collision); (of wind) in one's face
How to remember 迎面: 迎 welcome + 面 face = directly.
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How it is used
- Head-on / right in one's face - coming from directly ahead - 迎面走来一个人 (yíngmiàn zǒulái yí ge rén) a person came walking straight toward us.
- Adverbial, for oncoming people, wind, or impacts (迎面撞上 collided head-on; 迎面吹来 blowing in one's face).
- Stresses the direct, facing-you direction of approach; often 迎面而来 (coming right at you), literal or figurative (challenges coming head-on).