丢人
Old HSK 6
丢人 (diūrén) · to lose face
丢人 (diūrén) means “to lose face; embarrassing”. It is written with 2 characters: 丢 (to lose) + 人 (person). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 丢人 is built
The characters
丢 diū · to lose
What 丢 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
人 rén · person
What 人 is made of
人 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 2 strokes.
Origin hint: The legs of a human being (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这么简单的题都做错，真丢人。Zhème jiǎndān de tí dōu zuò cuò, zhēn diūrén.Getting such an easy question wrong is embarrassing.
别在外面丢人。Bié zài wàimiàn diūrén.Don't embarrass yourself in public.
Questions about 丢人
What does 丢人 mean?
丢人 (diūrén) means “to lose face; embarrassing”.
How do you pronounce 丢人?
丢人 is pronounced diūrén.
Which HSK level is 丢人?
丢人 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 丢三落四diūsānlàsìforgetful
- 丢diūto lose
- 别人biérenother people
- 病人bìngrénpatient
- 工人gōngrénworker
- 家人jiārénfamily members
- 老人lǎorénold person
- 男人nánrénman
- 女人nǚrenwoman
- 爱人àirenhusband or wife
Learn 丢人 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.