How to Say ‘To care about saving face’ in Simplified Chinese
好面子
hǎo miàn zi
[hào miànzi]
💬 Usage Tip: Here 好 is read (hào), meaning "to be fond of", not (hǎo) "good". The same reading appears in 好客 (hào kè) "hospitable".
🇨🇳 In China: Older men are often described as 好面子 when they refuse a doctor's visit, because admitting a health problem feels like losing face. Families work around this by having someone respected make the suggestion.
Phrase Breakdown
好面子
hǎo miàn zi
[hào miànzi]
concerned about face; proud
Caring a lot about one's image and reputation.
我爸很好面子。
My dad cares a lot about saving face.
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