见 jiàn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- Made of
- 冂 frame 儿 son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
见外
jiànwài
to stand on ceremony; to treat as an outsider
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 咱们合作多年，你再这么客气就太见外了。 Zánmen hézuò duōnián, nǐ zài zhème kèqi jiù tài jiànwài le. We have worked together for years; if you are still this polite, you are being far too formal.
- 都是自家人，别这么见外。 Dōu shì zìjiā rén, bié zhème jiànwài. We're all family, so don't stand on ceremony.
- 朋友帮了你，你还要给钱，是不是太见外了？ Péngyou bāng le nǐ, nǐ hái yào gěi qián, shì bu shì tài jiànwài le? A friend helped you and you still want to pay him; isn't that too formal?
Related words
- 见 jiàn to see; to meet
- 见面 jiànmiàn to meet, to see each other
- 看见 kànjiàn to see, to catch sight of
- 听见 tīngjiàn to hear
- 再见 zàijiàn goodbye
- 常见 chángjiàn common
- 见到 jiàndào to see; to meet
- 见过 jiànguo to have seen before
- 碰见 pèngjiàn to meet by chance
- 意见 yìjiàn opinion
- 可见 kějiàn it is clear that
- 梦见 mèngjiàn to dream of