# 扑面而来 (pūmiàn'érlái)

In Mandarin Chinese, 扑面而来 (pūmiàn'érlái) means “to hit one right in the face”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to hit one right in the face
- Pinyin: pūmiàn'érlái (pu1 mian4 er2 lai2)
- Traditional: 撲面而來
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 推开窗户，春天的气息扑面而来。
  Tuīkāi chuānghu, chūntiān de qìxī pūmiàn'érlái.
  Open the window and the scent of spring hits your face.

## Characters

- [扑](https://hanziro.com/word/pu-pounce-on/) (pū): to pounce on; to throw oneself at
- [面](https://hanziro.com/word/mian-noodles/) (miàn): noodles; face
- [而](https://hanziro.com/word/er-and-as-well/) (ér): (conj.) and, as well as; (conj.) but, yet
- [来](https://hanziro.com/word/lai-come/) (lái): to come

https://hanziro.com/word/pu-mian-er-lai-hit-one-right/

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