撑门面 chēng mén miàn

to keep up appearances; to put up a front

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 54851st word

Definitions

  1. 1. to keep up appearances
  2. 2. to put up a front

Characters

Character Meaning
撑 chēng HSK 6
to prop up; to support; to maintain
门 mén HSK 2
door; gate; doorway
面 miàn HSK 1
face; surface; aspect