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

HSK 2

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.

HSK 7-9

她听到夸奖就红脸了。

Tā tīngdào kuājiǎng jiù hóngliǎn le.

She blushed when she heard the compliment.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

红 hóng

脸 liǎn