迎面而来

Traditional: 迎面而來

yíng miàn ér lái

Dictionary entry

directly

What does 迎面而来 mean?

迎面而来 (yíng miàn ér lái) has the following dictionary meaning.

1directly

2head-on (collision)

3in one's face (of wind)

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迎yíngto welcome; to meet · to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face 面miànface · side 而érand · as well as 来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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迎面而来

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