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看脸色

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Collocation

1
给……(某人)看脸色
2
让这个坏蛋看点脸色
3
看脸色行事
4
用不着看别人的脸色
5
不看别人的脸色

Definition

看脸色:

Literally means:

watch someones' facial expressions

Actually means:

It refers to watching others'facial expressions or attitude before taking one's action.

It also refers to displaying one's power or influence.

指观察别人的神色、态度,以便决定自己的行动。

也指向人显示自己的厉害。

Example

Used as predicate. It can be used with other words in between. (作谓语,中间可以插入别的词语)
1
fēicháng
非常
xiōnghěn
凶狠
  
,
shǒuxià
手下
de
rén
shuí
tīng
de
huà
  
,
shàng
马上
jiù
gěi
shuí
kàn
liǎn
脸色
  

He was so fierce that his men, who did not listen to him, immediately showed their faces to whom.

2
zhège
这个
rén
chīruǎnchīyìng
吃软不吃硬
  
,
yàoshi
要是
gěi
de
rén
kàn
liǎn
脸色
  
,
ràng
kànkan
看看
de
hai
厉害
  

I this person eat soft or hard, if he gives my face, I also let him see my good.

Used as predicate, object or adverbial adjunct. It can be used with other words in between. (作谓语、宾语、状语,中间可以插入别的词语)
3
jiào
zuòshì
做事
biè
kàn
biéren
别人
de
liǎn
脸色
  
,
shì
可是
zài
zhè
这里
de
zhíwèi
职位
zuì
最低
  
,
zhè
zěnme
怎么
néng
可能
ne
  
?

You tell him to do things don't look at other people's faces, but here he has the lowest position, how is that possible?

4
chōngchōng
怒气冲冲
de
duì
jīng
经理
shuō
  
:
suàn
lǎo
  
?
wèishénme
为什么
yào
kàn
de
liǎn
脸色
  
?
chù
此处
liú
rén
yǒu
自有
liú
rén
chǔ
  
,
gàn
le
  
!
gàn
le
  
!

"How old are you?" he said angrily to the manager. Why should I look at your face? Don't leave people here, I don't do it! ” Don't do it!"

5
Zhèngpài
正派
de
rén
shì
huì
不会
kàn
lǐngdǎo
领导
de
liǎn
脸色
xíngshì
行事
de
  
,
dàn
zhèyàng
这样
zuò
yòu
zěnme
怎么
xíngdetōng
行得通
  
?

The right people don't look at the leader's face, but how does that work?