xiá
狎
unduly familiar; treat with improper intimacy
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to treat with undue familiarity; to be improperly intimate with; to take liberties with
literaryCarries a negative connotation of lacking proper respect or social distance, often implying frivolous or inappropriate intimacy. Commonly used in literary or formal contexts.
Liǎng两
rén人
xiá狎
nì昵
，
bù不
jū拘
lǐ礼
shù数
。
The two were improperly intimate, paying no heed to propriety.
Tā他
xìng性
gé格
qīng轻
fú浮
，
xǐ喜
huan欢
xiá狎
wǔ侮
tā他
rén人
。
He has a frivolous disposition and enjoys treating others with contemptuous familiarity.
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Gǔ古
rén人
gào告
jiè诫
jūn君
zǐ子
bù不
kě可
xiá狎
ér而
wán玩
wù物
，
yǐ以
miǎn免
sàng丧
zhì志
。
The ancients warned that gentlemen should not treat things with familiarity and toy with them, lest they lose their will.