方方面面
fāng fāng miàn miàn
every aspect; all sides
Character by character
方fāng
side
side
方fāng
side
side
面miàn
face
face
面miàn
face
face
Example
开一家饭馆,要考虑的方方面面太多了,房租、人手、口味都得想到。
Opening a restaurant means thinking of a great many things: rent, staff, flavours, all of it.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
The AABB form of 方面. Usually 涉及方方面面 or 方方面面的工作/问题; in speeches, 方方面面 can also mean all the departments and people involved.
Learn this in Lesson 123 · HSK 7–9: 年度数据发布会 (Press conference: the year in numbers)
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