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出丑

chū chǒu · chu chou

Traditional 出醜

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to make a fool of oneself
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Afraid at karaoke

  1. Liangliang

    晚上(wǎnshang)去(qù)KTV唱歌(chànggē)吧(ba)！

    Let us go sing at karaoke tonight!

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不去(bùqù)，我(wǒ)怕(pà)出丑(chūchǒu)。

    I will not go. I am afraid of looking foolish.

  3. Liangliang

    别怕(biépà)，出丑(chūchǒu)也(yě)没关系(méiguānxi)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)是(shì)朋友(péngyou)。

    Do not be afraid. Looking foolish does not matter. We are all friends.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)去(qù)！你(nǐ)先(xiān)唱(chàng)吧(ba)。

    Good, I will go! You sing first.

  5. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)忘词(wàngcí)了(le)，太(tài)出丑(chūchǒu)了(le)！

    Oh no, I forgot the words. How embarrassing!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)不(bù)想(xiǎng)在(zài)大(dà)家(jiā)面(miàn)前(qián)出(chū)丑(chǒu)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)什(shén)么(me)也(yě)没(méi)说(shuō)。

He didn't want to make a fool of himself in front of everyone, so he said nothing.

02

第(dì)一(yī)次(cì)上(shàng)台(tái)唱(chàng)歌(gē)时(shí)，她(tā)特(tè)别(bié)怕(pà)出(chū)丑(chǒu)。

The first time she sang on stage, she was especially afraid of making a fool of herself.

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