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Chinese symbol for “facelift”

面目一新
miàn mù yī xīn
complete change (idiom); facelift; We're in a wholly new situation.

The closest CC-CEDICT match for facelift is 面目一新 (miàn mù yī xīn), defined as: complete change (idiom); facelift; We're in a wholly new situation..

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

面 miàn
face; surface, side; plane, dimension
radical 176 ⾯ · 9 strokes
目 mù
eye; to look, to see; division, topic
radical 109 ⽬ · 5 strokes
一 yī
one; a, an; alone
radical 1 ⼀ · 1 strokes
新 xīn
new, recent, fresh, modern
radical 69 ⽄ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “facelift”

WordPinyinMeaning
拉皮lā píto have a facelift; facelift

Related words

Other words that share a character with 面目一新.

WordPinyinMeaning
方面fāng miànrespect; aspect
里面 (裏面)lǐ miànvariant of 里面 (lǐ miàn)
面积 (面積)miàn jīarea (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area
全面quán miànall-around; comprehensive
面对 (面對)miàn duìto face; to confront
目前mù qiánat the present time; currently
项目 (項目)xiàng mùitem; project; (sports) event
目标 (目標)mù biāotarget; goal
一个 (一個)yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
新闻 (新聞)xīn wénnews; 条 (tiáo)

See also: Japanese symbol for “facelift”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.