Chinese word · Mandarin
丢脸
diū liǎnIn English: to lose face; embarrassing
Example sentences
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小李在课堂上回答错误的问题，觉得很丢脸。
Xiǎo Lǐ zài kètáng shàng huídá cuòwù de wèntí, juédé hěn diūliǎn.
Xiao Li felt very embarrassed for answering the wrong question in class.
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小周在比赛中摔倒了，大家都笑他，他觉得很丢脸。
Xiǎo Zhōu zài bǐsài zhōng shuāidǎo le, dàjiā dōu xiào tā, tā juédé hěn diūliǎn.
Xiao Zhou fell during the competition, everyone laughed at him, and he felt very embarrassed.
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小何忘记带作业，老师说他很丢脸。
Xiǎo Hé wàngjì dài zuòyè, lǎoshī shuō tā hěn diūliǎn.
Xiao He forgot to bring his homework, and the teacher said he was very embarrassed.
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梦琪在聚会上不小心打翻了饮料，虽然大家没怎么在意，但她还是觉得很丢脸。
Mèngqí zài jùhuì shàng bù xiǎoxīn dǎ fān le yǐnliào, suīrán dàjiā méi zěnme zàiyì, dàn tā háishì juédé hěn diūliǎn.
Mengqi accidentally knocked over a drink at the party; although everyone didn’t mind much, she still felt very embarrassed.
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晓东在公共演讲中忘记了他的演讲稿，面对众多观众时，他感到非常丢脸，因为他一直准备了很久。
Xiǎo Dōng zài gōnggòng yǎnjiǎng zhōng wàngjì le tā de yǎnjiǎng gǎo, miàn duì zhòng duō guānzhòng shí, tā gǎndào fēicháng diūliǎn, yīnwèi tā yīzhí zhǔnbèi le hěn jiǔ.
Xiao Dong forgot his speech during the public presentation, and in front of many audience members, he felt extremely embarrassed because he had prepared for a long time.
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