丢人 diūrén to lose face
How to remember 丢人: 丢 lose + 人 person = to lose face.
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How it is used
- To lose face, be embarrassing - 这么简单都不会，太丢人了 (zhème jiǎndān dōu bú huì, tài diūrén le) not even able to do something this easy, how embarrassing.
- Colloquial and blunt; 丢人 and 丢脸 are near-identical, both 'lose face'.
- 丢人现眼 (diūrén-xiànyǎn) is a common intensified form, 'make a fool of oneself in public'.