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不要脸

不要臉
bùyàoliǎn
adjective #10,813

Meanings

  1. 1 shameless
  2. 2 to have no sense of shame

Examples

你怎么这么不要脸！
Nǐ zěnme zhème bùyàoliǎn!
How can you be so shameless!
他不要脸地又来借钱了。
Tā bùyàoliǎn de yòu lái jiè qián le.
He shamelessly came to borrow money again.

Tips

memory
Literally 'don't want face' — 脸 (face) represents dignity/reputation in Chinese culture. Someone who 不要脸 has abandoned all shame.
register
不要脸 is a blunt, colloquial insult. 无耻 (wúchǐ) is the more formal equivalent for 'shameless'.

Stroke Order

不 bù
要 yào
脸 liǎn