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丢人

diū rén · diu ren

Traditional 丟人

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to lose face
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The wrong name

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)公司(gōngsī)把(bǎ)同事(tóngshì)的(de)名字(míngzi)叫错(jiàocuò)了(le)，好(hǎo)丢人(diūrén)。

    I called a colleague by the wrong name at work. So embarrassing.

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)丢人(diūrén)的(de)？

    What's embarrassing about that?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)叫(jiào)了(le)他(tā)三次(sāncì)“小王(xiǎowáng)”，其实(qíshí)他(tā)姓(xìng)李(lǐ)。

    I called him Xiao Wang three times, but his surname is Li.

  4. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，这(zhè)确实(quèshí)有点(yǒudiǎn)丢人(diūrén)。

    Haha, that is a bit embarrassing.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)别(bié)笑(xiào)了(le)！你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)不是(bùshì)把(bǎ)老师(lǎoshī)叫成(jiàochéng)“妈妈(māma)”吗(ma)？

    Stop laughing! Didn't you call the teacher Mom last time?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

哎(āi)，今(jīn)天(tiān)真(zhēn)丢(diū)人(rén)，我(wǒ)把(bǎ)衣(yī)服(fu)穿(chuān)反(fǎn)了(le)。

Argh, I was so embarrassed today. I wore my clothes inside-out.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by trieuho · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)这(zhè)么(me)多(duō)人(rén)面(miàn)前(qián)摔(shuāi)倒(dǎo)，他(tā)觉(jué)得(de)特(tè)别(bié)丢(diū)人(rén)。

He felt especially embarrassed after falling in front of so many people.

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