glory; honor; prestige; face
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
glorious; honorable; prestigious; bringing face or dignity
informalUsed in spoken language to describe someone who appears successful or dignified, often in the eyes of others.
Ér儿
zi子
yǒu有
chū出
xi息
，
mǔ母
qīn亲
yě也
jué觉
de得
fēng风
guang光
。
When the son is successful, the mother feels honored as well.
Tā他
xiàn现
zài在
fā发
dá达
le了
，
huí回
xiāng乡
shí时
hěn很
fēng风
guang光
。
Now that he's made it big, he returned to his hometown with great prestige.
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Nǐ你
zhè这
me么
zuò做
，
quán全
jiā家
dōu都
gēn跟
zhe着
fēng风
guang光
。
By doing this, the whole family shares in the glory.
Tā他
jué觉
de得
zhè这
yàng样
hěn很
fēng风
guang光
，
qí其
shí实
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
zài在
xiào笑
huà话
tā他
。
He thought this made him look impressive, but actually everyone was laughing at him.