抹不下臉 mǒ bù xià liǎn

to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
抹 mǒ HSK 6
to wipe; to smear; to erase
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down
臉 liǎn
face