"swallow your pride" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 放下自尊
• 忍下自尊心

Definition

做一些让自己尴尬或困难的事情，因为你知道这是对的，即使这会伤害你的自尊或让你感到不重要。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个成语，常用于正式或需要谦逊的场合，尤其是承认错误或道歉时。常和“不得不”连用，例如“我不得不放下自尊”。不是字面意思。

Examples

I had to swallow my pride and ask for help.

我不得不**放下自尊**去求助。

Sometimes, you need to swallow your pride to make peace.

有时候，你需要**放下自尊**才能和解。

He decided to swallow his pride and apologize to his friend.

他决定**放下自尊**，向朋友道歉。

Even though I didn't want to, I had to swallow my pride and admit I was wrong.

即使我不愿意，我还是不得不**放下自尊**，承认我错了。

After losing the argument, she just had to swallow her pride and move on.

争论输了以后，她只能**放下自尊**继续前进。

It’s tough to swallow your pride when you think you’re right, but sometimes it’s necessary.

当你觉得自己是对的时候，**放下自尊**很难，但有时候很必要。