1. English meaning:
一面 (yìmiàn) is a more formal than 一邊, but is
used in the same way to express two simultaneous
actions. It is used in the following way:
Structure:
一面 + Verb + 一面 + Verb
一面 + Verb + 一面 + Verb
2. 一面 + Verb + 一面 + Verb
A:我告訴你多少次了,別一面躺在床上一面吃零食!弄得床上都是碎屑!
A: Wǒ gàosù nǐ duōshǎo cìle, bié yīmiàn tǎng zài chuángshàng yīmiàn chī língshí! Nòng dé chuángshàng dū shì suì xiè!
A: I told you so many times, don't eat while laying on the bed. The "clean" bed now has crumbs all over it!
B:好,知道了!
B: Hǎo, zhīdàole!
B: Ok, I know!
3. 一面 + Verb + 一面 + Verb
A:她喜歡一面吃東西,一面看電影。
A: Tā xǐhuān yīmiàn chī dōngxī, yīmiàn kàn diànyǐng.
A: She likes to eat and watch movies at the same time.
B:我不喜歡吃東西,我想專心看電影。
B: Wǒ bù xǐhuān chī dōngxī, wǒ xiǎng zhuānxīn kàn diànyǐng.
B: I do not like to eat, I want to concentrate on movies.
5. A:我告訴你多少次了,別一面躺在床上一面吃零食!弄得床上都是碎屑!
A: Wǒ gàosù nǐ duōshǎo cìle, bié yīmiàn tǎng zài chuángshàng yīmiàn chī língshí! Nòng dé chuángshàng dū shì suì xiè!
A: I told you so many times, don't eat while laying on the bed. The "clean" bed now has crumbs all over it!
B:好,知道了!
B: Hǎo, zhīdàole!
B: Ok, I know!
A:別再吃了,快點整理乾淨。
A: Bié zài chīle, kuài diǎn zhěnglǐ gānjìng.
A: Don't eat any more, hurry up and clean up.
B:好,等我看完這部片就整理。
B: Hǎo, děng wǒ kàn wán zhè bù piàn jiù zhěnglǐ.
B: Ok, wait until I finish watching this film.