丢人

丟人

diūrén

adjective HSK 7 #4,717

Meanings

1 embarrassing; shameful
2 to lose face

Characters

to lose; to throw

Literally 'to lose person' — shorthand for 丢人现眼, meaning to lose face in front of people.

Examples

别在外面丢人了！

Bié zài wàimiàn diūrén le!

Stop embarrassing yourself in public!

这件事太丢人了。

Zhè jiàn shì tài diūrén le.

This is so embarrassing.

他觉得考试不及格很丢人。

Tā juéde kǎoshì bù jígé hěn diūrén.

He feels it's shameful to fail the exam.

Tips

usage

丢人 is more colloquial and blunt than 丢脸. Parents scolding kids often say 丢人现眼 (diūrén xiànyǎn) — the full four-character version that adds 'making a spectacle of yourself.'

Stroke Order

丢 diū

人 rén