体面 tǐmiàn dignity
dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable; (of somebody's appearance) presentable; respectable
How to remember 体面: 体 body + 面 face = dignity.
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How it is used
- Dignified / respectable / presentable - 他想过上体面的生活 (tā xiǎng guò shàng tǐmiàn de shēnghuó) he wants to live a decent, respectable life.
- About outward dignity and face: 体面的工作 (a respectable job), 穿得体面 (dressed presentably).
- Also a noun: 顾全体面 (save face). Contrast 面子 (miànzi, face/prestige); 体面 stresses being decent and creditable to others' eyes.