捂脸

摀臉

wǔliǎn

verb

Meanings

1 to cover one's face (with one's hands)
2 to facepalm

Characters

to cover with the hand

Examples

她听完尴尬地捂脸。

Tā tīng wán gāngà de wǔliǎn.

After hearing it she awkwardly covered her face.

这种低级错误让我捂脸。

Zhèzhǒng dījí cuòwù ràngwǒ wǔliǎn.

This kind of rookie mistake makes me facepalm.

Tips

culture

捂脸 is also the name of the iconic WeChat 'face palm' sticker (��) — one of the most-sent stickers in Chinese chat apps. In text it stands in for both embarrassment and secondhand cringe.

Stroke Order

捂 wǔ

脸 liǎn