体面

tǐ miàn · ti mian

Traditional 體面

Meaning

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  1. dignity; prestige; face
  2. honorable; creditable
  3. (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)穿(chuān)得(de)很(hěn)体(tǐ)面(miàn),一(yí)看(kàn)就(jiù)是(shì)来(lái)参(cān)加(jiā)重(zhòng)要(yào)活(huó)动(dòng)的(de)。

He is dressed very presentably; one can tell at a glance that he is here for an important event.

02

为(wèi)了(le)保(bǎo)住(zhù)体(tǐ)面(miàn),他(tā)宁(nìng)愿(yuàn)借(jiè)钱(qián)也(yě)不(bù)肯(kěn)低(dī)头(tóu)。

In order to preserve his dignity, he would rather borrow money than bow his head.

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