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出丑 (chū chǒu): to make a fool of oneself

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
to make a fool of oneself
Characters
2
Part of speech
verb
HSK level
HSK 7

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • to make a fool of oneself

Chinese explanation

  • 在众人面前犯错误或表现不好,让人笑话,觉得很不好意思。例如在重要场合说错话、做错事,或在比赛中表现很差,让大家看到自己的缺点。常用来形容丢脸、没面子。

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Character breakdown

HSK 2

to go out

HSK 5

ugly

Example sentences

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He accidentally fell while giving a speech and made a fool of himself in public.

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She didn't want to make a fool of herself in front of her friends, so she practiced many times in advance.

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If you pretend to understand when you don't, you'll easily make a fool of yourself.

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He got drunk and sang loudly on the street; it was really embarrassing.

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I didn't perform well in this competition and felt I made a fool of myself.

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