jiànguài

见怪

Word · VerbTraditional見怪

blame; take offense; polite apology

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to blame; to take offense; to mind (often used in polite or self-deprecating contexts)

formal

常用作客套话,表示希望对方不要因自己的疏忽或招待不周而介意、责备。主语通常是对方('您别见怪'),或者用来指代自己('事情没办好,请不要见怪')。

Shì事
qíng情
méi没
gěi给
nín您
bàn办
hǎo好
 ,
qǐng请
bù不
yào要
jiàn见
guài怪
 。

Please don't blame me for not handling the matter properly for you.

Wǒ我
shuō说
huà话
bǐ比
jiào较
zhí直
 ,
nín您
kě可
bié别
jiàn见
guài怪
 。

I speak quite bluntly; I hope you won't take offense.

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Zhāo招
dài待
bù不
zhōu周
 ,
hái还
qǐng请
jiàn见
guài怪
 。

Our hospitality was inadequate; we hope you'll forgive us.

Xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
bù不
dǒng懂
shì事
 ,
nín您
qiān千
wàn万
bié别
jiàn见
guài怪
 。

The child doesn't know any better; please don't be upset.