<p>I am from China, and I was surprised to find Chinese Language forum at stackexchange.</p>

<p>面孔 is not equal to English word “Face".</p>

<p>已经开始选择完全的中国面孔来拉近和中国的距离 means (Siemens) employ Chinese citizens in  the top of company, let local people to manage local business.</p>

<p>However, you may not notice that before 中国面孔 there is a adjective 完全的 which means total/complete. So, you can describe a Asian people as 中国面孔,like 那个人是中国面孔（That man has a Chinese face)中国面孔, but in fact , He may be a Japanese.</p>

<p>That's all right, because 中国面孔 means someone looks like a Chinese people.</p>

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<p>I think I know what this '中国面孔' means, but sometimes Chinese surprises me completely.</p>

<p>同时，也说明西门子这样一个跨国公司，已经开始选择完全的中国面孔来拉近和中国的距离。</p>

<p>已经开始选择完全的中国面孔来拉近和中国的距离
(Siemens) has already begun to select only Chinese nationals, in order to narrow the gap with China.</p>

<p>中国面孔 = Chinese faces = Chinese nationals ?? </p>

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In my sentence, unless there is some surprising meaning in there, which is why I asked, it should mean 'Chinese citizens'. In another context, it may mean something else. I wouldn't like to speculate on that.
Pedroski
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Give you an example: the other day I had '雄厚的实力‘。 I could not understand it. Turns out, it meant, in my context, 'have a lot of money'
Pedroski
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Reechen, in English we can also say 'There are some new faces around here.' This just means 'new people'. Or 'I want to see more Chinese faces in this company.' That means 'I want to see more Chinese people in this company.' It is a metaphor, whereby 'face' stands for 'person or people or citizens'.
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What is the meaning of '中国面孔'?
# What is the meaning of '中国面孔'?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-30)

I think I know what this '中国面孔' means, but sometimes Chinese surprises me completely.

同时，也说明西门子这样一个跨国公司，已经开始选择完全的中国面孔来拉近和中国的距离。

已经开始选择完全的中国面孔来拉近和中国的距离
(Siemens) has already begun to select only Chinese nationals, in order to narrow the gap with China.

中国面孔 = Chinese faces = Chinese nationals ??

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> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: In my sentence, unless there is some surprising meaning in there, which is why I asked, it should mean 'Chinese citizens'. In another context, it may mean something else. I wouldn't like to speculate on that.  
> **username_0**: Give you an example: the other day I had '雄厚的实力‘。 I could not understand it. Turns out, it meant, in my context, 'have a lot of money'  
> **username_0**: Reechen, in English we can also say 'There are some new faces around here.' This just means 'new people'. Or 'I want to see more Chinese faces in this company.' That means 'I want to see more Chinese people in this company.' It is a metaphor, whereby 'face' stands for 'person or people or citizens'.  
> **username_1**: 有一位尊敬的用户不断向皈依者布道  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-08-01. Score: 1

I am from China, and I was surprised to find Chinese Language forum at stackexchange.

面孔 is not equal to English word “Face".

已经开始选择完全的中国面孔来拉近和中国的距离 means (Siemens) employ Chinese citizens in the top of company, let local people to manage local business.

However, you may not notice that before 中国面孔 there is a adjective 完全的 which means total/complete. So, you can describe a Asian people as 中国面孔,like 那个人是中国面孔（That man has a Chinese face)中国面孔, but in fact , He may be a Japanese.

That's all right, because 中国面孔 means someone looks like a Chinese people.


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