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This is an interesting question and many Chinese people want to know how to say 面子in English. To answer this question, I have checked many resources on the Internet, but all I got is only confusion because everybody has different opinions, and some of them are even the opposite. Now I want to express this issue in my own way based on what I have learned. If you translate 面子 directly into English, it is just "face", it's so simple. Let me set several scenes to show you what 面子means. One day, you go to a dancing party, your skirt suddenly falls down while you are dancing, so you can consider that you are really losing your 面子. Another example is that one day you are playing cards with your bestie. All of a sudden, your husband comes yelling at you and taking you away very rudely in front of your bestie because he hates you playing cards, so you can also consider that you are losing your 面子. On the contrary, if you and I are just very ordinary friends, we talk little and do not get in touch so often. Anyway, just a nodding acquaintance, but one day, you need to go to China to ask me to do you a small favor. What do you imagine how I would treat you? Of course, I most likely won't treat you so enthusiastically, and probably just give you the minimum respect because we are just nodding acquaintances. But the fact is that when I meet you in China, I treat you to big meals every day, offering you a seven-star hotel and accompanying you all the time. Besides, I pay all the bills for you, so you will consider that you really have 面子. So I think now you will know what 面子 means in English, although I still don't know the exact English words or phrases that refer to 面子. I hope this helps.

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This is an interesting question and many Chinese people want to know how to say 面子in English.


This iHere's an interesting question and; many Chinese people want to know how to say 面子(mianzi) in English. Here's an interesting question; many Chinese people want to know how to say 面子(mianzi) in English.

There's no set rule on using Hanzi in English, but it helps the reader if you write the pinyin in brackets

To answer this question, I have checked many resources on the Internet, but all I got is only confusion because everybody has different opinions, and some of them are even the opposite.


To answer this question, I have checked many resources on the Iinternet, but all I got is only confusion because everybody has different opinions, and some of them are even the opposite. But it only confused me more. Everybody has different, and even opposite, opinions. To answer this question, I checked many resources on the internet. But it only confused me more. Everybody has different, and even opposite, opinions.

Now I want to express this issue in my own way based on what I have learned.


Now I want to express this issue in my own waymy own opinion based on what I have learned. Now I want to express my own opinion based on what I have learned.

If you translate 面子 directly into English, it is just "face", it's so simple.


If you translate 面子(mianzi) directly into English, it is justmeans "face", i." It's so simple. If you translate 面子(mianzi) directly into English, it means "face." It's so simple.

Let me set several scenes to show you what 面子means.


Let me set several scengive some examples to show you what 面子 (mianzi) means. Let me give some examples to show you what 面子 (mianzi) means.

You should probably use "face" instead of 面子 seeing as you've already translated it

One day, you go to a dancing party, your skirt suddenly falls down while you are dancing, so you can consider that you are really losing your 面子.


One day, you go to a dancing party,e, and your skirt suddenly falls down while you are dancing, so you can. You could consider that you aris to be really losing your 面子. One day, you go to a dance, and your skirt suddenly falls down while you are dancing. You could consider this to be really losing your 面子.

Another example is that one day you are playing cards with your bestie.


Another example is that one day you are playing cards with your bestie friend. Another example is that one day you are playing cards with your best friend.

Don't overuse bestie, and it's better to use the more formal version first.

All of a sudden, your husband comes yelling at you and taking you away very rudely in front of your bestie because he hates you playing cards, so you can also consider that you are losing your 面子.


All of a sudden, your husband comestarts yelling at you and taking. He drags you away very rudely in front of your bestie because he hates you playing cards, so you can also consider that you are losing your 面子.. This would cause you to lose a lot of face. All of a sudden, your husband starts yelling at you. He drags you away very rudely in front of your bestie because he hates you playing cards. This would cause you to lose a lot of face.

On the contrary, if you and I are just very ordinary friends, we talk little and do not get in touch so often.


On the contrary,other hand, imagine if you and I awere just very ordinary friends, we talkacquaintances who talked very little and doid not get in touch so often. On the other hand, imagine if you and I were just acquaintances who talked very little and did not get in touch so often.

Anyway, just a nodding acquaintance, but one day, you need to go to China to ask me to do you a small favor.


Anyway, just a nodding acquaintance, but oOne day, you need to go to China to ask me to do you a small favor. One day, you need to go to China to ask me to do you a small favor.

What do you imagine how I would treat you?


WhatHow do you imagine how I would treat you? How do you imagine how I would treat you?

Of course, I most likely won't treat you so enthusiastically, and probably just give you the minimum respect because we are just nodding acquaintances.


Of course, I most likely wouldn't treat you so enthusiastically, an. I'd probably just give you the minimum respect because we are just noddingonly acquaintances. Of course, I most likely wouldn't treat you so enthusiastically. I'd probably just give you the minimum respect because we are only acquaintances.

But the fact is that when I meet you in China, I treat you to big meals every day, offering you a seven-star hotel and accompanying you all the time.


But the fact is that when I meet you in China, I would treat you to big meals every day,. I'd offering you a seven-star hotel and accompanying you all the time. But the fact is that when I met you in China, I would treat you to big meals every day. I'd offer you a seven-star hotel and accompany you all the time.

Besides, I pay all the bills for you, so you will consider that you really have 面子.


Besides, II'd even pay all the bills for you, so you will consider that you really have 面子.. This would give you lots of face. I'd even pay all the bills for you. This would give you lots of face.

So I think now you will know what 面子 means in English, although I still don't know the exact English words or phrases that refer to 面子.


So I think now you will know what 面子 means in Englishyou now understand what 面子(mianzi) means, although I still don't know the exact English words or phrases that refer to 面子o describe it. I think you now understand what 面子(mianzi) means, although I still don't know the exact English words or phrases to describe it.

I hope this helps.


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