Usage of the character 臉

face
CL:張／张 (zhāng),個／个 (gè)

liǎnzhào

脸罩

[臉罩]

visor

lǎoliǎn

老脸

[老臉]

self-respect of old person
face
thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism)
brazen

lòuliǎn

露脸

[露臉]

to show one's face
to make one's good name
to become successful and well known
to shine

liǎnpǔ

脸谱

[臉譜]

types of facial makeup in operas

zhèngliǎn

正脸

[正臉]

a person's face as seen from the front

tiǎnliǎn

腼脸

[靦臉]

shameless; brazen

chòuliǎn

臭脸

[臭臉]

sour face
scowling face
CL:張／张 (zhāng),副 (fù)

liǎnpén

脸盆

[臉盆]

washbowl
basin for washing hands and face
CL:個／个 (gè)

yǒuliǎn

有脸

[有臉]

lit. having face
to have prestige
to command respect
to have the nerve (e.g. to ask sth outrageous)
to have the gall
not ashamed to

wǔliǎn

捂脸

[捂臉]

facepalm
to do a facepalm

liǎnmiàn

脸面

[臉面]

face

xǐliǎn

洗脸

[洗臉]

to wash the face

liǎnpáng

脸庞

[臉龐]

face

méiliǎn

没脸

[沒臉]

ashamed
embarrassed
not having the face (to meet people)
not daring (out of shame)

kuǎliǎn

垮脸

[垮臉]

(of the face) to harden; to sag

liǎnkǒng

脸孔

[臉孔]

face

biéliǎn

别脸

[別臉]

to turn one's face away

zhuàngliǎn

撞脸

[撞臉]

(coll.) to look alike
to be a spitting image of

hóngliǎn

红脸

[紅臉]

to blush
to turn red

fānliǎn

翻脸

[翻臉]

to fall out with sb; to become hostile

liǎnpí

脸皮

[臉皮]

face
cheek

shuāliǎn

刷脸

[刷臉]

to scan one's face (for identity verification)

diūliǎn

丢脸

[丟臉]

to lose face
humiliation

liǎndàn

脸蛋

[臉蛋]

cheek
face

yàoliǎn

要脸

[要臉]

to save sb's face

liǎnjiá

脸颊

[臉頰]

cheek

làiliǎn

赖脸

[賴臉]

to be shameless

píliǎn

皮脸

[皮臉]

naughty
cheeky
impudent
shameless

liǎnmáng

脸盲

[臉盲]

face-blind; prosopagnosic

xiàoliǎn

笑脸

[笑臉]

smiling face
smiley :) ☺
CL:副 (fù)

báiliǎn

白脸

[白臉]

white face
face painting in Beijing opera etc

tóuliǎn

头脸

[頭臉]

head and face

zuòliǎn

做脸

[做臉]

to win honor
to put on a stern face
to have a facial (beauty treatment)

Liǎnpǔ

脸谱

[臉譜]

Facebook

mǎnliǎn

满脸

[滿臉]

across one's whole face

zuǐliǎn

嘴脸

[嘴臉]

features, face (esp. derogatorily)
look
appearance
countenance

liǎntáng

脸膛

[臉膛]

facial contour; facial shape

liǎnhòu

脸厚

[臉厚]

thick-skinned
brazen

liǎnxíng

脸型

[臉型]

shape of face
physiognomy

liǎnbáo

脸薄

[臉薄]

bashful
shy

liǎnhóng

脸红

[臉紅]

to blush
to redden (with shame, indignation etc)

liǎnsè

脸色

[臉色]

complexion
look

dǎliǎn

打脸

[打臉]

to put on theatrical makeup
(neologism c. 2014) to debunk sb's claim; to put egg on sb's face

liǎnxíng

脸形

[臉形]

variant of 臉型／脸型, shape of face
physiognomy

shànliǎn

讪脸

[訕臉]

impudent

bǎnliǎn

板脸

[板臉]

to put on a straight, stern or blank face
to put on a poker face

shǎngliǎn

赏脸

[賞臉]

(polite) do me the honor

kūliǎn

哭脸

[哭臉]

to weep
to snivel

kāiliǎn

开脸

[開臉]

(of a bride-to-be) to remove facial hair and trim hairline (old)
to carve a face

pāoliǎn

抛脸

[拋臉]

to lose face
humiliation

liǎnbù

脸部

[臉部]

face

shàngliǎn

上脸

[上臉]

to turn red in the face (while drinking)
to become smug (when complimented)

biànliǎn

变脸

[變臉]

to turn hostile suddenly
face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc

ménliǎn

门脸

[門臉]

shop front
facade

liǎndà

脸大

[臉大]

bold
unafraid

pīliǎn

劈脸

[劈臉]

right in the face

zhuǎnliǎn

转脸

[轉臉]

to turn one's head
in no time
in the twinkling of an eye

guǐliǎn

鬼脸

[鬼臉]

wry face
to grimace
to pull a face
comic face
face mask
devil mask

guāliǎn

刮脸

[刮臉]

to shave one's face

liǎnxiàng

脸相

[臉相]

complexion
looks
appearance of one's face

máliǎn

麻脸

[麻臉]

pockmarked face

huángliǎn

黄脸

[黃臉]

yellow face (due to sickness etc)
yellow-skinned people

Liǎnshū

脸书

[臉書]

Facebook

xiūliǎn

羞脸

[羞臉]

to blush with shame

hòuliǎnpí

厚脸皮

[厚臉皮]

brazen
shameless
impudent
cheek
thick-skinned

pūliǎnr

扑脸儿

[撲臉兒]

strikes you in the face

wáwaliǎn

娃娃脸

[娃娃臉]

baby face
doll face

hòumǔliǎn

后母脸

[後母臉]

(Tw) (fig.) unpredictable, unstable weather

báiliǎnlù

白脸鹭

[白臉鷺]

(bird species of China) white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)

wǔzhùliǎn

捂住脸

[摀住臉]

to cover the face
to bury one's face in one's hands

bùyàoliǎn

不要脸

[不要臉]

to have no sense of shame; shameless

kǔguāliǎn

苦瓜脸

[苦瓜臉]

sour expression on one's face

zuòguǐliǎn

做鬼脸

[做鬼臉]

to pull a face
to grimace
to scowl

báiliǎnshī

白脸䴓

[白臉鳾]

(bird species of China) Przevalski's nuthatch (Sitta przewalskii)

guāzǐliǎn

瓜子脸

[瓜子臉]

oval face

xǐliǎnpán

洗脸盘

[洗臉盤]

a hand basin

lāxiàliǎn

拉下脸

[拉下臉]

to look displeased
to not be afraid of hurting sb's feelings
to put aside one's pride

hǔqǐliǎn

虎起脸

[虎起臉]

to take a fierce look

liǎnmángzhèng

脸盲症

[臉盲症]

prosopagnosia
face blindness

liǎnpínèn

脸皮嫩

[臉皮嫩]

bashful
shy

huángliǎnpó

黄脸婆

[黃臉婆]

faded old woman

xǐliǎnpén

洗脸盆

[洗臉盆]

washbowl
basin for washing hands and face

huāliǎnyā

花脸鸭

[花臉鴨]

(bird species of China) Baikal teal (Anas formosa)

kūsangliǎn

哭丧脸

[哭喪臉]

long face; miserable look

xiǎobáiliǎn

小白脸

[小白臉]

attractive young man (usually derog.)
pretty boy
gigolo

běngzheliǎn

绷着脸

[繃著臉]

to have a taut face
to pull a long face
to look displeased

sìfāngliǎn

四方脸

[四方臉]

square-jawed face

xiàoliǎnr

笑脸儿

[笑臉兒]

erhua variant of 笑臉／笑脸 (xiàoliǎn)

liǎnjīní

脸基尼

[臉基尼]

facekini

xiūxiūliǎn

羞羞脸

[羞羞臉]

(jocular) shame on you!

sīpòliǎn

撕破脸

[撕破臉]

to have an acrimonious falling-out
to shed all pretense of cordiality
to tear into each other

chànghēiliǎn

唱黑脸

[唱黑臉]

to play the role of the strict parent (or superior etc)

chànghóngliǎn

唱红脸

[唱紅臉]

to play the role of the hero (idiom)
to play the good cop

guózìliǎn

国字脸

[國字臉]

square face

liǎndànr

脸蛋儿

[臉蛋兒]

cheek
face (often of child)

liǎndànzi

脸蛋子

[臉蛋子]

cheek
face

lǎozheliǎn

老着脸

[老著臉]

shamelessly

liǎnbāzi

脸巴子

[臉巴子]

cheek

kējìliǎn

科技脸

[科技臉]

a face noticeably modified by plastic surgery, botox etc

shuǎiliǎnzi

甩脸子

[甩臉子]

to grimace with displeasure
to pull a long face

chàngbáiliǎn

唱白脸

[唱白臉]

to play the role of the villain (idiom)

liǎnpánr

脸盘儿

[臉盤兒]

face
contour of face

xǐliǎntái

洗脸台

[洗臉臺]

commode
dressing table
sink

liǎnpíbáo

脸皮薄

[臉皮薄]

thin-skinned
sensitive

lāchángliǎn

拉长脸

[拉長臉]

to pull a long face
to scowl

tóuliǎnr

头脸儿

[頭臉兒]

erhua variant of 頭臉／头脸 (tóuliǎn)

liǎnpíhòu

脸皮厚

[臉皮厚]

brazen

fūqīliǎn

夫妻脸

[夫妻臉]

see 夫妻相 (fūqīxiàng)

yǒutóu-yǒuliǎn

有头有脸

[有頭有臉]

(idiom) (of a person) to be highly respected; to enjoy prestige

fǎnliǎnwúqíng

反脸无情

[反臉無情]

to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend

hēiliǎnwēngyīng

黑脸鹟莺

[黑臉鶲鶯]

(bird species of China) black-faced warbler (Abroscopus schisticeps)

liǎnshàngtiējīn

脸上贴金

[臉上貼金]

lit. to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue (idiom)
fig. to talk up
to extol the virtues of (oneself or sb else)

hóngliǎnlúcí

红脸鸬鹚

[紅臉鸕鶿]

(bird species of China) red-faced cormorant (Phalacrocorax urile)

jíchìbáiliǎn

急赤白脸

[急赤白臉]

to worry oneself sick
to fret

bíqīngliǎnzhǒng

鼻青脸肿

[鼻青臉腫]

a bloody nose and a swollen face
badly battered

liǎndōulüle

脸都绿了

[臉都綠了]

green in the face (idiom)
to look unwell

xiǎobáiliǎnr

小白脸儿

[小白臉兒]

erhua variant of 小白臉／小白脸 (xiǎobáiliǎn)

liǎnhóngjīnzhǎng

脸红筋涨

[臉紅筋漲]

red and tense with anger (idiom)

méitóuméiliǎn

没头没脸

[沒頭沒臉]

lit. without head, without face (idiom)
fig. frenzily
haphazardly

liǎnhóngjīnbào

脸红筋暴

[臉紅筋暴]

red and tense with anger (idiom)

pītóugàiliǎn

劈头盖脸

[劈頭蓋臉]

lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)
showering down

hēiliǎnzàoméi

黑脸噪鹛

[黑臉噪鶥]

(bird species of China) masked laughingthrush (Garrulax perspicillatus)

mǎnliǎnfēngchén

满脸风尘

[滿臉風塵]

lit. with a face full of dust
showing the hardships of travel (idiom)

lánliǎnjiānniǎo

蓝脸鲣鸟

[藍臉鰹鳥]

(bird species of China) masked booby (Sula dactylatra)

táosāifěnliǎn

桃腮粉脸

[桃腮粉臉]

rosy-cheeked (idiom)

mǎnliǎnshēnghuā

满脸生花

[滿臉生花]

all smiles
beaming from ear to ear

liǎnbùbiǎoqíng

脸部表情

[臉部表情]

facial expression

sǐbùyàoliǎn

死不要脸

[死不要臉]

to know no shame
to be totally shameless

yīliǎnmángrán

一脸茫然

[一臉茫然]

puzzled
bewildered

rénliǎnshíbié

人脸识别

[人臉識別]

(computing) facial recognition
(cognitive pyschology) face perception

xīpíxiàoliǎn

嘻皮笑脸

[嘻皮笑臉]

see 嬉皮笑臉／嬉皮笑脸 (xīpíxiàoliǎn)

chóuméikǔliǎn

愁眉苦脸

[愁眉苦臉]

to look anxious (idiom)
to look miserable

xīpíxiàoliǎn

嬉皮笑脸

[嬉皮笑臉]

all smiles
smiling mischievously or ingratiatingly

sǐpílàiliǎn

死皮赖脸

[死皮賴臉]

brazen faced (idiom); shameless

huītóutǔliǎn

灰头土脸

[灰頭土臉]

head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
covered in dirt
dejected and depressed

hèliǎnquèméi

褐脸雀鹛

[褐臉雀鶥]

(bird species of China) brown-cheeked fulvetta (Alcippe poioicephala)

zōngliǎnwēngyīng

棕脸鹟莺

[棕臉鶲鶯]

(bird species of China) rufous-faced warbler (Abroscopus albogularis)

sīpòliǎnpí

撕破脸皮

[撕破臉皮]

see 撕破臉／撕破脸 (sīpòliǎn)

mǒbùxiàliǎn

抹不下脸

[抹不下臉]

to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)

hēiliǎnpílù

黑脸琵鹭

[黑臉琵鷺]

(bird species of China) black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor)

méiyǒuliǎnpí

没有脸皮

[沒有臉皮]

ashamed
embarrassed
not having the face (to meet people)
not daring (out of shame)

méiliǎnméipí

没脸没皮

[沒臉沒皮]

shameless
brazen

huīliǎnwēngyīng

灰脸鹟莺

[灰臉鶲鶯]

(bird species of China) grey-cheeked warbler (Seicercus poliogenys)

kūsangzheliǎn

哭丧着脸

[哭喪著臉]

to pull a long face
to wear a mournful expression

tóngchuíhuāliǎn

铜锤花脸

[銅錘花臉]

(Chinese opera) tongchui hualian, a military character holding a bronze mace, classified as a jing 淨／净 (jìng) role

xiàoliǎnxiāngyíng

笑脸相迎

[笑臉相迎]

to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)

huīliǎnkuángyīng

灰脸𫛭鹰

[灰臉鵟鷹]

(bird species of China) grey-faced buzzard (Butastur indicus)

xiùliǎngōuzuǐméi

锈脸钩嘴鹛

[鏽臉鉤嘴鶥]

(bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrogenys)

liǎnhóngbózicū

脸红脖子粗

[臉紅脖子粗]

red in the face
extremely angry

fānliǎnbùrènrén

翻脸不认人

[翻臉不認人]

to fall out with sb and become hostile

bānliǎnhǎifānyā

斑脸海番鸭

[斑臉海番鴨]

(bird species of China) white-winged scoter (Melanitta deglandi)

wǎngliǎnshàngmǒhēi

往脸上抹黑

[往臉上抹黑]

to bring shame to
to smear
to disgrace

dēngbízishàngliǎn

蹬鼻子上脸

[蹬鼻子上臉]

lit. to climb all over sb
fig. to take advantage of sb's weakness

yínliǎnchángwěishānquè

银脸长尾山雀

[銀臉長尾山雀]

(bird species of China) sooty bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus)

rèliǎntiēlěngpìgu

热脸贴冷屁股

[熱臉貼冷屁股]

to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke (idiom)
to be snubbed despite showing good intentions

dǎzhǒngliǎnchōngpàngzi

打肿脸充胖子

[打腫臉充胖子]

lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities