丢 diū
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 一 — one
- Made of
- 王 king, ruler 厶 private, secret
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
丢脸
diūliǎn
to lose face; disgraceful
Characters in this word
脸 liǎn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 佥 all, together, unanimous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 在国际会谈中出现这种低级错误，实在让整个团队丢脸。 Zài guójì huìtán zhōng chūxiàn zhè zhǒng dījí cuòwù, shízài ràng zhěnggè tuánduì diūliǎn. Making such a basic mistake in international talks really made the whole team lose face.
- 比赛输了没关系，但是作弊太丢脸了。 Bǐsài shū le méi guānxi, dànshì zuòbì tài diūliǎn le. Losing the match is fine, but cheating is too shameful.
- 他在大家面前摔了一跤，觉得特别丢脸。 Tā zài dàjiā miànqián shuāi le yì jiāo, juéde tèbié diūliǎn. He fell in front of everyone and felt very embarrassed.
Related words
- 丢 diū to lose; to throw away
- 丢弃 diūqì to discard; to throw away
- 丢人 diūrén to lose face; shameful
- 丢三落四 diūsānlàsì forgetful; careless about details
- 脸 liǎn face
- 脸盆 liǎnpén washbasin
- 脸色 liǎnsè complexion
- 愁眉苦脸 chóuméikǔliǎn to look worried; to pull a long face
- 脸颊 liǎnjiá cheek
- 过失 guòshī fault; negligence; mistake
- 出丑 chūchǒu to make a fool of oneself; to embarrass oneself
- 过错 guòcuò fault; mistake; wrongdoing