Usage note
面对表示朝着，也表示遇到和处理。
miàn duì biǎo shì cháo zhe， yě biǎo shì yù dào hé chǔ lǐ。
Face means toward, and it can also mean encountering and dealing with.
Context note
面对常出现在问题、挑战和态度里。
miàn duì cháng chū xiàn zài wèn tí 、 tiǎo zhàn hé tài dù lǐ。
Face often appears with problems, challenges, and attitude.
5 examples
面对问题。
miàn duì wèn tí。
Face the problem.
我们要面对困难。
wǒ men yào miàn duì kùn nán。
We must face difficulties.
他面对老师。
tā miàn duì lǎo shī。
He faces the teacher.
面对选择。
miàn duì xuǎn zé。
Facing a choice.
面对现实。
miàn duì xiàn shí。
Face reality.
5 mini stories
面对困难的时候，我会先冷静下来。
miàn duì kùn nán de shí hòu， wǒ huì xiān lěng jìng xià lái。
When facing difficulty, I first calm down.
老师说面对问题不要害怕。
lǎo shī shuō miàn duì wèn tí bú yào hài pà。
The teacher said not to be afraid when facing problems.
他面对大家的时候很有礼貌。
tā miàn duì dà jiā de shí hòu hěn yǒu lǐ mào。
When he faces everyone, he is very polite.
面对选择时，我们可以慢慢想。
miàn duì xuǎn zé shí， wǒ men kě yǐ màn màn xiǎng。
When facing a choice, we can think slowly.
我学会了面对失败。
wǒ xué huì le miàn duì shī bài。
I learned to face failure.
Mini dialogue
面对困难
A
这道题很难，我不敢面对它。
Zhè dào tí hěn nán, wǒ bù gǎn miànduì tā.
This problem is very hard, I dare not face it.
B
别怕，我们一起面对它。
Bié pà, wǒmen yìqǐ miànduì tā.
Don't be afraid, let's face it together.
面对错误
A
我犯了一个错误，不知道怎么办。
Wǒ fàn le yí ge cuòwù, bù zhīdào zěnme bàn.
I made a mistake, I don't know what to do.
B
勇敢面对错误，然后改正它。
Yǒnggǎn miànduì cuòwù, ránhòu gǎizhèng tā.
Bravely face the mistake, and then correct it.
Related words and contrasts
related
遇到
yù dào
to encounter
to meet a situation or problem
opposite
逃避
táo bì
to avoid; to escape
to run away from something instead of facing it