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出面
chū miàn
Meaning
- to appear personally
- to step in
Definition
亲自参与或代表某个组织或他人出面处理事情。
To personally intervene or represent an organization or another person in handling matters.
Usage
常用于正式场合，表示某人以某种身份（如代表公司、团体或个人）公开露面或参与处理问题、谈判、道歉等。
Often used in formal contexts to indicate that someone appears publicly or participates in handling issues, negotiations, apologies, etc., in a certain capacity (e.g., representing a company, group, or individual).
Examples
- 1 公司决定由总经理出面与客户谈判。 (The company decided to have the general manager negotiate with the client.)
- 2 这件事需要你出面解释一下误会。 (This matter requires you to step forward and explain the misunderstanding.)
- 3 他代表学生会出面与校方交涉。 (He represented the student council in negotiating with the school authorities.)
- 4 警方已经出面调查这起事件。 (The police have intervened to investigate this incident.)
- 5 最后，董事长亲自出面道歉才平息了风波。 (In the end, the chairman personally apologized to calm the storm.)
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