丢
脸

To lose face in Chinese: 丢脸 (diū liǎn)

diū liǎn

to lose face

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

Definitions

  1. 1to lose face
  2. 2humiliation

Stroke order

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丢
脸

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ㄉㄧㄡ

diū

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄌㄧㄢˇ

liǎn

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

丢脸

Simplified

丟臉

Traditional

Example sentences

See 丢脸 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 在大家面前唱错歌真丢脸。

    zài dà jiā miàn qián chàng cuò gē zhēn diū liǎn。

    Singing the wrong song in front of everyone is really embarrassing.

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Related words

脸

liǎn

face

丢

diū

to lose

脸盆

liǎn pén

washbowl

脸色

liǎn sè

complexion

笑脸

xiào liǎn

smiling face

丢掉

diū diào

to lose

丢弃

diū qì

to discard

丢人

diū rén

to lose face

丢失

diū shī

to lose

脸颊

liǎn jiá

cheek

愁眉苦脸

chóu méi kǔ liǎn

to look anxious (idiom)

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