Definition & Meaning

lose face; be disgraced

Word usage

diū rén

丢 人

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v.lose face; be disgraced
- wǒ zhè bèi zi cóng wèi gǎn dào rú cǐ diū rén
  我这辈子从未感到如此丢人。
  I've never felt so humiliated in all my life.
- wèi le bù diū rén méi yǒu bǎ zhè yī chǒu wén zhāng yáng chū qu
  为了不丢人，没有把这一丑闻张扬出去。
  The scandal was hushed up in an effort to save face.
- pín qióng bìng méi yǒu shén me kě diū rén de
  贫穷并没有什么可丢人的。
  There's no disgrace in being poor.
- jué de diū rén
  觉得丢人
  feel embarrassed
synonym
diū liǎn丢脸 chū chǒu出丑 diū chǒu丢丑
antonym
zhēng liǎn争脸

Word usage

Separable word
"丢" and "人" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我从来没有丢过这么大的人。
  I've never been that disgraced.
- 她丢了人，没脸见大家。
  She lost face and was ashamed to face everyone.
- 他偷东西时被当场抓住，丢尽了人！
  He was caught red-handed when he was stealing, completely losing his face!

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