"save your face" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 挽回颜面
• 保全面子

Definition

在犯错或遇到困难后，试图避免尴尬或保护自己的名誉。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于正式或半正式场合，与“保全面子”相似，多用于商务、外交或重要社交场合。表达不是字面上的“脸”，而是指名誉和形象。

Examples

He tried to save your face by blaming the error on the computer.

他试图把错误归咎于电脑，以**挽回颜面**。

She made an excuse to save your face in front of her friends.

她找了个借口在朋友面前**挽回颜面**。

The company apologized quickly to save your face after the mistake.

公司在出错后迅速道歉以**挽回颜面**。

Sometimes people lie just to save your face in awkward situations.

有时候人们只是为了**挽回颜面**才撒谎，尤其在尴尬的时候。

They gave him a smaller role to save your face instead of firing him.

他们给了他一个较小的职位以**挽回颜面**，而不是解雇他。

Managers often look for ways to save your face when projects don't go as planned.

经理们经常在项目不如预期时找方法**挽回颜面**。