| 1 | 脸 | 臉 | liǎn | lian3 | face; Classifiers: 张 | | |
| 2 | 脸色 | 臉色 | liǎn sè | lian3 se4 | complexion; look | | |
| 3 | 满脸 | 滿臉 | mǎn liǎn | man3 lian3 | across one's whole face | | |
| 4 | 笑脸 | 笑臉 | xiào liǎn | xiao4 lian3 | smiling face; smiley :) ☺; Classifiers: 副 | | |
| 5 | 脸孔 | 臉孔 | liǎn kǒng | lian3 kong3 | face | | |
| 6 | 脸蛋 | 臉蛋 | liǎn dàn | lian3 dan4 | cheek; face | | |
| 7 | 洗脸 | 洗臉 | xǐ liǎn | xi3 lian3 | to wash your face | | |
| 8 | 脸颊 | 臉頰 | liǎn jiá | lian3 jia2 | cheek | | |
| 9 | 脸红 | 臉紅 | liǎn hóng | lian3 hong2 | to blush; to redden (with shame, indignation etc) | | |
| 10 | 脸庞 | 臉龐 | liǎn páng | lian3 pang2 | face | | |
| 11 | 拉下脸 | 拉下臉 | lā xià liǎn | la1 xia4 lian3 | to look displeased; to not be afraid of hurting sb's feelings; to put aside one's pride | | |
| 12 | 夫妻脸 | 夫妻臉 | fū qī liǎn | fu1 qi1 lian3 | see 夫妻相 | | |
| 13 | 愁眉苦脸 | 愁眉苦臉 | chóu méi kǔ liǎn | chou2 mei2 ku3 lian3 | to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable | | |
| 14 | 翻脸不认人 | 翻臉不認人 | fān liǎn bù rèn rén | fan1 lian3 bu4 ren4 ren2 | to fall out with sb and become hostile | | |
| 15 | 翻脸 | 翻臉 | fān liǎn | fan1 lian3 | to fall out with sb; to become hostile | | |
| 16 | 刮脸 | 刮臉 | guā liǎn | gua1 lian3 | to shave one's face | | |
| 17 | 瓜子脸 | 瓜子臉 | guā zǐ liǎn | gua1 zi3 lian3 | oval face | | |
| 18 | 唱红脸 | 唱紅臉 | chàng hóng liǎn | chang4 hong2 lian3 | to play the role of the hero (idiom); to play the good cop | | |
| 19 | 唱黑脸 | 唱黑臉 | chàng hēi liǎn | chang4 hei1 lian3 | to play the role of the strict parent (or superior etc) | | |
| 20 | 唱白脸 | 唱白臉 | chàng bái liǎn | chang4 bai2 lian3 | to play the role of the villain (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 别脸 | 別臉 | bié liǎn | bie2 lian3 | to turn one's face away | | |
| 22 | 变脸 | 變臉 | biàn liǎn | bian4 lian3 | to turn hostile suddenly; face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc | | |
| 23 | 绷着脸 | 繃著臉 | běng zhe liǎn | beng3 zhe5 lian3 | to have a taut face; to pull a long face; to look displeased | | |
| 24 | 板脸 | 板臉 | bǎn liǎn | ban3 lian3 | to put on a straight, stern or blank face; to put on a poker face | | |
| 25 | 做脸 | 做臉 | zuò liǎn | zuo4 lian3 | to win honor; to put on a stern face; to have a facial (beauty treatment) | | |