脸颊

• Pinyin: liǎn jiá
• Desglose de hanzi: 脸 = 月 + 佥 (face — flesh/body combined); 颊 = 夹 + 页 (cheek — clamped head)

Significado

Mejilla (la parte carnosa a ambos lados de la cara).

Used in both literary and medical contexts. Common in descriptions of appearance, emotion, or physical condition. In literary Chinese, often collocates with 绯红 (flushed), 丰润 (plump), 消瘦 (gaunt), and 冰冷 (ice-cold). More precise and formal than the colloquial 脸蛋.

Ejemplos

1. 寒风刺骨，她的脸颊冻得通红。
2. 他轻轻抚摸孩子柔软的脸颊，眼中满是慈爱。
3. 那幅画细腻地描绘了少女脸颊上隐约可见的酒窝。

Guía de uso

Contexto: literature, medicine, appearance description

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 她的脸颊因激动而泛起了一抹红晕。(Her cheeks flushed with a tinge of red from excitement.)
• 医生检查了患者脸颊的肿胀情况，判断为腮腺发炎。(The doctor examined the swelling on the patient's cheek and diagnosed parotid gland inflammation.)

Incorrecto

• 用'脸颊'指整张脸 — 脸颊专指面部两侧的区域，泛指脸部整体应用'面部'或'脸部'

Origen e historia

脸 (face) + 颊 (cheek) — both characters refer to facial areas, combined for anatomical precision

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal