爱面子 (愛面子)
ài miàn zi
Pinyin

Definition

爱面子 (愛面子)
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ài miàn zi
  1. to like to look good in the eyes of others
  2. sensitive about how one is regarded by others
  3. proud

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上面
shàng miàn
  1. 1 on top of
  2. 2 above-mentioned
  3. 3 also pr. [shàng mian]
下面
xià miàn
  1. 1 below
  2. 2 under
  3. 3 next
  4. 4 the following
  5. 5 also pr. [xià mian]
儿子
ér zi
  1. 1 son
前面
qián miàn
  1. 1 ahead
  2. 2 in front
  3. 3 preceding
  4. 4 above
  5. 5 also pr. [qián mian]
外面
wài miàn
  1. 1 outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
  2. 2 surface
  3. 3 exterior
  4. 4 external appearance

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一体两面
yī tǐ liǎng miàn
  1. 1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a situation with two sides to it
上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
  1. 1 better kept under the table (idiom)
  2. 2 not to be disclosed
  3. 3 too inferior to show in public
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else

Sample Sentences

白羊座就像年幼的孩子一样，真情流露、坦白、开放，但也十分自我中心和孩子气。她们很善良，不会利用朋友，但是最大的缺点是爱面子，永远不会承认错误。
báiyángzuò jiù xiàng niányòu de háizi yīyàng ，zhēnqíngliúlù 、tǎnbái 、kāifàng ，dàn yě shífēn zìwǒzhōngxīn hé háiziqì 。tāmen hěn shànliáng ，bùhuì lìyòng péngyou ，dànshì zuìdà de quēdiǎn shì àimiànzi ，yǒngyuǎn bùhuì chéngrèn cuòwù 。
Aries are like little children - revealing their true feelings, frank and open. However, they are also selfish and childish. They are very kind and won't take advantage of their friends, but their biggest fault is their love of face. They can never admit that they've made a mistake.
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他是北方人吧？北方人比较爱面子，一般不会直接拒绝别人。
tā shì běifāngrén ba ？běifāngrén bǐjiào ài miànzi ，yībān bùhuì zhíjiē jùjué biérén 。
Is he a Northerner? Northern people like to keep up appearances. Usually they won't directly refuse someone.
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