Difference between revisions of "Expressing simultaneous actions with "yimian""

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一面 (yìmiàn) is a more formal than 一边, but is used in the same way to express two simultaneous actions

一面 + verb + 一面 + verb

我告诉你多少次了，别一面躺在床上一面吃零食！弄得床上都是碎屑!
他一面赏月一面想念家乡。
你会一面拍头一面揉肚子吗？

一面 cannot be shortened in the way 一边 can:

我面工作面学习。
我边工作边学习。

一面 can also be used to express two aspects of a situation, which are not necessarily being enacted simultaneously. This is the same as the structure: "一方面...一方面..."

政府一面要控制通货膨胀，一面也要保持一定的经济增长速度。

Sources and further reading

Books

Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级) pp. 323-325

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 * 我 告诉 你 多少 次 了，别 <em>一面</em> 躺 在 床上 <em>一面</em> 吃 零食！弄得 床上 都 是 碎屑!
-* 他<em>一面</em>赏月<em>一面</em>想念家乡
+* 他 <em> 一面 </em>赏月<em> 一面</em>想念 家乡。
 * 你 会 <em>一面</em> 拍头 <em>一面</em> 揉 肚子 吗？
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-一面 can also be used to express two aspects of a situation, which are not necessarily being enacted simultaneously. This is the same as 一方面...一方面.
+一面 can also be used to express two aspects of a situation, which are not necessarily being enacted simultaneously. This is the same as the structure: "一方面...一方面..."
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 * 政府 一面 要 控制 通货膨胀，一面 也 要 保持 一定 的 经济 增长 速度。
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+== Sources and further reading ==
+=== Books ===
+Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级) pp. 323-325