make someone look bad; embarrass
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to make someone look bad; to embarrass; to cause someone to lose face
informalUsed in the structure "要 + [someone] + 的 + 好看". Typically implies deliberate intent to embarrass someone or put them in an awkward position. Often used in negative or complaining contexts.
Yào要
wǒ我
dāng当
zhòng众
biǎo表
yǎn演
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
yào要
wǒ我
de的
hǎo好
kàn看
。
Making me perform in public is simply setting me up for embarrassment.
Nǐ你
gù故
yì意
zài在
lǎo老
bǎn板
miàn面
qián前
wèn问
wǒ我
dá答
bù不
shàng上
lái来
de的
wèn问
tí题
，
bù不
shì是
yào要
wǒ我
de的
hǎo好
kàn看
ma吗
？
You deliberately asked me questions I couldn't answer in front of the boss—aren't you trying to make me look bad?
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Zhè这
chǎng场
bǐ比
sài赛
tā他
men们
pài派
zhǔ主
lì力
shàng上
chǎng场
，
fēn分
míng明
shì是
yào要
wǒ我
men们
de的
hǎo好
kàn看
。
They sent their main players for this match, obviously trying to show us up.
Tā他
zhè这
yàng样
zuò做
，
bù不
shì是
yào要
wǒ我
hǎo好
kàn看
ma吗
？
Isn't he trying to embarrass me by doing this?