ashamed; lose face
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to feel ashamed; to be too embarrassed to face someone
informalUsed when someone feels deep shame or has lost so much face that they cannot show themselves. It's a very common phrase in spoken Chinese.
Tā他
bǎ把
shì事
qing情
gǎo搞
zá砸
le了
，
jué觉
de得
méi没
liǎn脸
jiàn见
lǎo老
bǎn板
。
He messed things up and felt too ashamed to face his boss.
Kǎo考
shì试
kǎo考
de得
zhè这
me么
chà差
，
wǒ我
dōu都
méi没
liǎn脸
chū出
mén门
le了
。
I did so poorly on the exam that I'm embarrassed to even go out.
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Tā他
jiè借
le了
qián钱
bù不
huán还
，
zài在
péng朋
you友
miàn面
qián前
zǎo早
jiù就
méi没
liǎn脸
le了
。
He borrowed money and didn't pay it back, so he lost all face among his friends long ago.
Zuò做
chū出
zhè这
zhǒng种
diū丢
rén人
de的
shì事
，
tā他
zhēn真
méi没
liǎn脸
。
He should be ashamed of himself for doing such an embarrassing thing.