# 面子 (miànzi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 面子 (miànzi) means “face (social standing); reputation”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: face (social standing); reputation
- Pinyin: miànzi (mian4 zi5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他太在乎自己的面子了。
  Tā tài zàihu zìjǐ de miànzi le.
  He cares too much about his own reputation.

## Characters

- [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/mian-zi-face/

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