Meaning of 丢面子
丢面子 means to lose face; to be humiliated; to be disgraced. Pronounced diū miàn zi.
- to lose face; to be humiliated; to be disgraced
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
dāng当
zhòng众
bèi被
pī批
píng评
，
jué觉
de得
fēi非
cháng常
diū丢
miàn面
zi子
。
He felt very humiliated being criticized in public.
Ér儿
zi子
kǎo考
shì试
bù不
jí及
gé格
，
ràng让
zuò做
fù父
mǔ母
de的
jué觉
de得
hěn很
diū丢
miàn面
zi子
。
The son failing the exam made his parents feel very disgraced.
Wèi为
le了
bù不
diū丢
miàn面
zi子
，
tā他
mǎi买
le了
zuì最
guì贵
de的
lǐ礼
wù物
。
In order not to lose face, he bought the most expensive gift.
Chéng承
rèn认
cuò错
wù误
zǒng总
bǐ比
yìng硬
chēng撑
zhe着
diū丢
gèng更
dà大
de的
miàn面
zi子
yào要
hǎo好
。
Admitting a mistake is always better than stubbornly clinging on and losing even more face.