出洋相

chū yáng xiàng
HSK 6
to make a fool of oneself
verb

Example Sentences

他在派对上出洋相，大家都笑了。
tāzài pàiduì shàng chūyángxiàng ， dàjiā dū xiàole 。
He made a fool of himself at the party, and everyone laughed.
如果你不认真准备，你可能会出洋相。
rúguǒ nǐ bù rènzhēn zhǔnbèi ， nǐ kěnéng huì chūyángxiàng 。
If you don't prepare seriously, you might make a fool of yourself.
在公开场合出洋相会让你尴尬。
zài gōngkāi chǎnghé chūyángxiàng huì ràng nǐ gāngà 。
Making a fool of yourself in public will make you feel embarrassed.

Individual Characters

HSK 2
出chū
to go out, to come out, to occur
洋yáng
ocean, vast, multitudinous, foreign
相xiàng
appearance, portrait, picture

Words with similar meanings

出丑chūchǒu
to make a fool of oneself
This phrase carries a similar meaning and is often used interchangeably; it can imply more of a clumsy mistake.

Words Starting With 出

出租车chū zū chē
taxi
出现chū xiàn
to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
出发chū fā
to start out; to set off
出差chū chāi
to go on an official or business trip
出生chū shēng
to be born

Words Ending With 相

真相zhēn xiàng
the truth about sth; the actual facts

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