厚脸皮

厚臉皮

hòuliǎnpí

adjective #24,685

Meanings

他真是厚脸皮，明明错了还不道歉。

Tā zhēnshì hòuliǎnpí, míngmíng cuò le hái bù dàoqiàn.

He's really shameless — clearly in the wrong but still won't apologize.

你要厚脸皮一点，多去争取机会。

Nǐ yào hòuliǎnpí yīdiǎn, duō qù zhēngqǔ jīhuì.

You need to be a bit more thick-skinned and go after more opportunities.

memory

Literally: thick (厚) face (脸) skin (皮). Just like thick skin that doesn't feel pain, a 厚脸皮 person is immune to shame or embarrassment.

厚 hòu

脸 liǎn

皮 pí