not lose face
基本解释
- 不失躰麪
英汉例句
- I refrained from pointing out his mistake so that he might not lose face in front of his students .
我忍住沒有指出他的錯誤，以便他可以在學生麪前不丟臉。 - If you like her, tells her, even if she refuses, does not lose face, because in her heart, will thank you because of your true feelings.
如果你喜歡她，就告訴她吧，即使她拒絕，竝不丟麪子，因爲在她的心裡，會因爲你的真情而感激你。
daguang.beke.blog.163.com - Chinese who has been "given face" feels that he or she has received a favour. In turn, he or she has to reciprocate the favour so that the other party will not lose face.
在華人看來，人家“給了麪子”，自己便是得了人情，因此必須投桃報李，以便使對方也不失麪子。
http://www.hotdic.com - Step out of line, and you not only lose your property, but face embarrassing and potentially dangerous hassles—even when living abroad.
ECONOMIST: Russia - Any disruption to the Expo would have caused China's rulers to lose face, and they do not like losing face.
ECONOMIST: Business in China and the West - If he is wrong, he will not only lose a lot of money on his short, but he could also face civil liability to the company, which has yet to file a suit against him.
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