露面

lòu miàn · lou mian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to show one's face
  2. to appear (in public)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)煮(zhǔ)饭(fàn)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)你(nǐ)都(dōu)没(méi)露(lòu)面(miàn)过(guò),现(xiàn)在(zài)你(nǐ)来(lái)了(le)?

You didn't even show your nose the whole time I was cooking, and now you're here?

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by atitarev · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)不(bù)敢(gǎn)再(zài)到(dào)这(zhè)里(lǐ)露(lòu)面(miàn)。

Tom wouldn't dare show his face around here again.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ryanwoo · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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