买面子 mǎi miàn zi

to allow sb to save face; to defer to

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to allow sb to save face
  2. 2. to defer to

Characters

Character Meaning
买 mǎi HSK 1
to buy; to purchase
面 miàn HSK 1
face; surface; aspect
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child