created sense approved 做脸儿/做臉兒 · zuòliǎnr · to do credit to — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
做脸儿 / 做臉兒
zuòliǎnr
to do credit to
To bring honor or credit to someone; to make someone look good.
做, 脸儿
做 (literal) → 做 · zuò · to do 脸 (literal) → 脸/臉 · liǎn · face (prestige) 儿 (bound) → 儿/兒 · r · [erhua suffix]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 做脸儿/做臉兒 · zuòliǎnr · to change facial expression — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
做脸儿 / 做臉兒
zuòliǎnr
to change facial expression
To change one's demeanor or facial expression to suit the situation
做, 脸儿
做 (literal) → 做 · zuò · to pretend 脸 (literal) → 脸/臉 · liǎn · facial expression 儿 (bound) → 儿/兒 · r · [erhua suffix]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 做脸儿/做臉兒 · zuòliǎnr · to save face — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
做脸儿 / 做臉兒
zuòliǎnr
to save face
To do something for the sake of appearance or to maintain one's reputation
做, 脸儿
做 (literal) → 做 · zuò · to pretend 脸 (literal) → 脸/臉 · liǎn · face (prestige) 儿 (bound) → 儿/兒 · r · [erhua suffix]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition