# 爱面子 (àimiànzi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 爱面子 (àimiànzi) means “to care about saving face; proud”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to care about saving face; proud
- Pinyin: àimiànzi (ai4 mian4 zi5)
- Traditional: 愛面子
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他很爱面子，不喜欢被批评。
  Tā hěn ài miànzi, bù xǐhuan bèi pīpíng.
  He cares a lot about saving face and hates criticism.

## Characters

- [爱](https://hanziro.com/word/ai-love/) (ài): to love; love
- [面](https://hanziro.com/word/mian-noodles/) (miàn): noodles; face
- [子](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-noun-suffix/) (zi): (suffix) noun suffix; child

https://hanziro.com/word/ai-mian-zi-care-about-saving/

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