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面子

miàn zi

HSK 6 2-character word

What 面子 means

1. outer surface; the outside of sth
2. social prestige; face

Other readings

面子 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• miàn zi(medicinal) powder

The characters in 面子

• 面miànface; side; surface
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 你就是要面子。
  Nǐ jiùshì yàomiànzi.
  You're only saving face!
• 她设法保住面子。
  Tā shèfǎ bǎozhù miànzi.
  She managed to keep up appearances.

Words containing 面子

• 给面子gěi miàn zito show deference or praise publicly
• 爱面子ài miàn zito like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by…
• 丢面子diū miàn zito lose face
• 好面子hào miàn zito be overly concerned with face
• 失面子shī miàn zito lose face; to be humiliated
• 死要面子sǐ yào miàn zito regard face as all-important; to consider loss of face unthinkable
• 争面子zhēng miàn zito do (sb) proud; to be a credit to (one's school etc); to make oneself look good…
• 买面子mǎi miàn zito allow sb to save face; to defer to
• 卖面子mài miàn zito show deference to sb by obliging them (or by obliging sb associated with them)
• 碍面子ài miàn zi(not do sth) for fear of offending sb
• 驳面子bó miàn zito hurt sb's feelings by rebuffing their request
• 死要面子活受罪sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuìto go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
• 要面子yào miàn zisee 爱面子