见怪

見怪

jiànguài

verb #23,958

Meanings

1 to take offense
2 to mind
3 to blame

Characters

to see / to encounter

strange / to blame / to mind

Examples

说话直接，请不要见怪。

Shuōhuà zhíjiē, qǐng bú yào jiànguài.

I speak bluntly — please don't take offense.

他不懂规矩，你别见怪。

Tā bù dǒng guīju, nǐ bié jiànguài.

He doesn't know the rules; please don't hold it against him.

Tips

usage

Most commonly used in the phrase 请不要见怪 or 别见怪, functioning as a polite apology or preemptive excuse for potentially offensive behavior. 不见怪 means to not mind or not take offense.

Stroke Order

见 jiàn

怪 guài