丢
人

To lose face in Chinese: 丢人 (diū rén)

diū rén

to lose face

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 丟人1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to lose face

Stroke order

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丢
人

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄧㄡ

diū

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄖㄣˊ

rén

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

丢人

Simplified

丟人

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 考试不及格让他觉得很丢人。

    kǎo shì bù jí gé ràng tā jué de hěn diū rén。

    Failing the exam made him feel he had lost face.

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Related words

人

rén

person

丢

diū

to lose

男人

nán rén

a man

女人

nǚ rén

woman

别人

bié ren

other people

客人

kè rén

visitor

敌人

dí rén

enemy

个人

gè rén

individual

工人

gōng rén

worker

人才

rén cái

talent

人口

rén kǒu

population

人类

rén lèi

humanity

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