丢人 (diū rén) — to lose face; to be embarrassing
Definition
丢人 means to lose face or be embarrassing in front of others. Synonymous with 丢脸; stronger/colloquial than 难堪 (awkward), and implies a public gaffe like 出丑.
verb
to lose faceto be embarrassing
Easily confused
Examples
- ，丢人。Tā kǎo shì zuò bì, zhēn diū rén.He cheated on the exam — how disgraceful!
- ，丢人。Nǐ bié zài dà jiā miàn qián shuō zhè zhǒng huà, tài diū rén le.Don't say this kind of thing in front of everyone — it's too embarrassing.
- ，丢人？Shàng cì zài huì yì shàng shuō cuò huà, diū rén le ma?Did you feel embarrassed when you said the wrong thing at the meeting last time?
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