pū miàn ér lái

Traditional: 撲面而來

HSK 7–9

扑面而来 (pū miàn ér lái) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face; sth assaults the senses”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. sth hits one in the face
  2. 2directly in one's face
  3. 3sth assaults the senses
  4. 4blatant (advertising)
  5. 5eye-catching
  6. 6(a smell) assaults the nostrils

Characters in 扑面而来

扑pū · to throw oneself at面miàn · face而ér · and来lái · to come

Related words

来to come而and起来to stand up; to get up起来(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state回来to return; to come back出来to come out出来(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)而且(not only ...) but also过来to come over过来see 過來|过来[guo4 lai2]下来to come down里面inside

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