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aspect · Different wording
Different wording The two terms share 面 in their simplified forms but are different words. In Taiwan the standard term is 面向; on the Mainland it is 局面 - both point at “aspect”.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Education dictionaries record 面向、局面 for this concept. The Mainland standard is among them - the difference is which form each side makes the default.
局面 is HSK 5 vocabulary on the HSK 3.0 list.
Pair source: CC-CEDICT, which tags the Taiwan form as Taiwan usage.
| Taiwan · 台灣 | Mainland · 大陆 | |
|---|---|---|
| Written form | 面向 | 局面 |
| Reading | ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ miàn xiàng | jú miàn ㄐㄩˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ |
| Senses | (Tw) aspect; facet; to face; to turn towards; geared towards; catering for; -oriented | aspect; phase; situation |
| Syllabus | — | HSK 5 |
| MOE records | 面向 · 局面 | |
| Dictionary | entry → | entry → |
| Audio | ||
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