lose face; make a fool of oneself
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to lose face; to be disgraced; to make a fool of oneself
informalFocuses on the loss of dignity or reputation in a social context.
Tā他
bù不
yuàn愿
zài在
zhòng众
rén人
miàn面
qián前
diū丢
chǒu丑
。
He doesn't want to lose face in front of everyone.
Nà那
chǎng场
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
tā他
wán完
quán全
wàng忘
cí词
le了
，
zhēn真
shì是
diū丢
chǒu丑
。
He totally forgot his words during that speech; it was really embarrassing.
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Wǒ我
men们
kě可
bù不
néng能
gěi给
xué学
xiào校
diū丢
chǒu丑
。
We must not disgrace our school.
Nǐ你
zhè这
me么
zuò做
zhǐ只
huì会
ràng让
zì自
jǐ己
diū丢
chǒu丑
。
Doing this will only make you lose face.