素颜

素顏
sùyán
noun #72,417

Meanings

  1. 1 bare face; a face without makeup

Examples

Tā sùyán yě hěn piàoliang.
She's beautiful even without makeup.
Wǒ bù gǎn sùyán chūmén.
I don't dare go out without makeup.
Zhè shì yì zhāng sùyán zìpāi.
This is a no-makeup selfie.

Tips

usage
Common on Weibo and Xiaohongshu: 素颜自拍 (no-makeup selfie), 素颜 (appearing on camera without makeup). Related: 素颜 (tone-up cream, a light complexion cream marketed as 'looks-like-no-makeup').
memory
carries the idea of 'plain, unadorned' (as in 素食 vegetarian food), = face/complexion. 'Plain face'.

Stroke Order

yán