jiàn
wài

HSK 7-9
common

Meaning of 见外

见外 means to treat someone as an outsider; to stand on ceremony. Pronounced jiàn wài. HSK 7-9.

  • to treat someone as an outsider; to stand on ceremony

Definitions & Examples

duì
zhè
yàng
qi
 
dào
yǒu
diǎn
jiàn
wài
le
 

You're being so polite to me that it feels like you're treating me as a stranger.

Qǐng
suí
biàn便
xiē
 
yào
jiàn
wài
 

Please make yourself at home; don't stand on ceremony.

Dōu
shì
rén
 
qiān
wàn
bié
jiàn
wài
 

We're all family here, so please don't be formal with us.