红脸

紅臉

hóngliǎn

verb #26,930

Meanings

1 to blush; to turn red in the face
2 to feel embarrassed or ashamed
3 to argue heatedly (to the point of flushing)

Characters

Examples

她听到夸奖就红脸了。

Tā tīng dào kuājiǎng jiù hóng liǎn le.

She blushed when she heard the compliment.

两个人为这件事红了脸。

Liǎng gè rén wèi zhè jiàn shì hóng le liǎn.

The two of them got into a heated argument over this matter.

Tips

usage

红脸 has two distinct uses: blushing from embarrassment/shyness, and flushing from anger during an argument (闹红脸, 红脸吵架). Context determines which meaning applies. Also, 唱红脸 means 'to play the good cop' in a negotiation.

Stroke Order

红 hóng

脸 liǎn