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Expression Profile · liu-mian-zi
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留面子

liú miàn zi
📊 Corpus Indexed: 5 clips
💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

Spoken Idiom

[Authentic Cinema Evidence Base]

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为什么还给你先生 留面子 留余地
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为什么还给你先生 留面子 留余地

(你看你都准备离婚了) ── Previous context

“Why spare your husband's feelings or give him leeway?”

《夜色正浓》 · 11:22
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我那以前说也是给他留面子 我告诉你
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我那以前说也是给他 留面子 我告诉你

(男人有点爱好挺好的 她还挺支持人家程小东钓鱼的) ── Previous context

“I only said that before to save his face. Let me tell you—”

《除恶》 · 10:41
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她以前那些破事 我都不愿意说 给她留点面子
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她以前那些破事 我都不愿意说 给她留点面子

(踏踏实实回家多好呀 省得在这负债累累的) ── Previous context

“I didn't even bring up all the messy stuff she did before just to give her some face.”

《除恶》 · 06:01
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我告诉你 我不拆穿他 那是我给他留面子
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我告诉你 我不拆穿他 那是我给他 留面子

(你爹呀 就知道在你们兄妹面前吹牛) ── Previous context

“Let me tell you, I never called him out on it because I wanted to save him some face.”

《家业》 · 31:20
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我已经尽量在孩子面前 给你留面子了
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我已经尽量在孩子面前 给你 留面子 了

(姚晓辉) ── Previous context

“I've tried saving your face in front of our child.”

《夜色正浓》 · 39:24
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