lose face
Chinese meaning
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Example
even a good solution may be rejected if it means one party will lose face
Source: The Conversation
Episodes featuring this word
- From an article close-reading · 10 Oct 2026▶ 7:03
猴子为什么比我们更会处理冲突 · Why monkeys handle conflicts better than we do
Sentence patterns
even a good solution may be rejected if it means one party will lose face
may be rejected:被动,可能被否决