miàn
zi

common
verb

Meaning of 驳面子

驳面子 means to not give face; to reject someone's request out of refusal to do a favor. Pronounced bó miàn zi.

  • to not give face; to reject someone's request out of refusal to do a favor

Definitions & Examples

běn
lái
xiǎng
qǐng
bāng
máng
 
dàn
zhí
jiē
le
de
miàn
zi
 

I originally wanted to ask him for help, but he bluntly rejected my face-saving request.

jiā
dōu
shì
péng
you
 
zhè
me
shuō
tài
miàn
zi
le
 

We're all friends; saying that is really not giving face.

zuò
shì
yǒu
yuán
 
gāi
miàn
zi
de
shí
hou
jué
tuǒ
xié
 

He has principles; when it's time to refuse a favor, he never compromises.

shàng
de
miàn
zi
néng
huì
yǐng
xiǎng
de
gōng
zuò
 

Rejecting your boss's face-saving request might affect your job.