出糗

chūqiǔ
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to make a fool of oneself
  2. 2 to embarrass oneself
  3. 3 to have something embarrassing happen

Examples

HSK 1
Wǒ jīntiān zài gōngsī chūqiǔ le.
I made a fool of myself at work today.
HSK 7-9
Tā shàngtái lǐngjiǎng shí shuāi le yì jiāo, dāngzhòng chūqiǔ.
He tripped going up on stage to collect his prize and embarrassed himself in front of everyone.

Tips

usage
Colloquial, from 糗 "embarrassing". Like other verb-object words it can split around a measure word: 出了个大糗 "made a real fool of myself". A close equivalent is 出洋相.

Stroke Order

出 chū
糗 qiǔ