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丢脸

diū liǎn · diu lian

Traditional 丟臉

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to lose face
  2. humiliation
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A wrong note at work

  1. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)我(wǒ)在(zài)同事(tóngshì)面前(miànqián)唱歌(chànggē)，唱错(chàngcuò)了(le)。

    Yesterday I sang in front of my colleagues, and I sang it wrong.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)觉得(juéde)丢脸(diūliǎn)吗(ma)？

    Do you feel embarrassed?

  3. Dengdeng

    有一点(yǒuyīdiǎn)丢脸(diūliǎn)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)笑(xiào)了(le)。

    A bit. Everybody laughed.

  4. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，唱错(chàngcuò)歌(gē)不(bù)丢脸(diūliǎn)。

    It's okay. Singing a song wrong isn't embarrassing.

  5. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？

    Really?

  6. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)，我(wǒ)上次(shàngcì)忘(wàng)了(le)词(cí)，现在(xiànzài)大家(dàjiā)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)歌王(gēwáng)。

    Really. Last time I forgot the words, and now everyone calls me the Song King.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

萨(sà)米(mǐ)感(gǎn)到(dào)非(fēi)常(cháng)丢(diū)脸(liǎn)。

Sami feels so humiliated.

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

02

我(wǒ)父(fù)亲(qīn)很(hěn)穷(qióng)并(bìng)不(bú)让(ràng)我(wǒ)觉(jué)得(de)丢(diū)脸(liǎn)。

I'm not ashamed of my father being poor.

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

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