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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

脸颊

Pronunciation / Transliteration: liǎn jiá

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cheek/tʃiːk/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2850 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她感受到阳光在脸颊上的温暖。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The fleshy part of the face below the eye and between the nose and the ear.

    "She felt the warmth of the sun on her cheek."
  2. 2

    A bold or impudent act.

    "He had the cheek to ask for a raise after being late."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'cēce' or 'cīce', meaning jaw or cheek, stemming from Proto-Germanic roots. It evolved through Middle English to denote the fleshy part of the face below the eye, and later developed metaphorical senses regarding impudence or audacity.

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