死要面子 sǐ yào miàn zi

to regard face as all-important

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to regard face as all-important
  2. 2. to consider loss of face unthinkable

Characters

Character Meaning
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible
要 yào HSK 2
to want; going to (as future auxiliary); must
面 miàn HSK 1
face; surface; aspect
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child