# 见外 (jiànwài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 见外 (jiànwài) means “to act like a stranger; to be overly polite”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to act like a stranger; to be overly polite
- Pinyin: jiànwài (jian4 wai4)
- Traditional: 見外
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我们是好朋友，你别见外。
  Wǒmen shì hǎo péngyou, nǐ bié jiànwài.
  We are good friends, so don't be overly polite.

## Characters

- [见](https://hanziro.com/word/jian-see/) (jiàn): to see; to meet
- [外](https://hanziro.com/word/wai-outside/) (wài): outside; foreign

https://hanziro.com/word/jian-wai-act-like-stranger/

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