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见怪不怪

見怪不怪
jiànguàibùguài
idiom #27,407

Meanings

  1. 1 to be so accustomed to something strange that it no longer seems strange
  2. 2 familiarity breeds indifference

Examples

住在这里久了，对各种奇怪的事都见怪不怪了。
Zhù zài zhèlǐ jiǔ le, duì gè zhǒng qíguài de shì dōu jiànguàibùguài le.
After living here for a long time, nothing strange surprises me anymore.
他见怪不怪地耸耸肩，继续干活。
Tā jiànguàibùguài de sǒng sǒng jiān, jìxù gàn huó.
Unfazed, he shrugged and continued working.

Tips

memory
见怪不怪 — 'see strange, not strange.' You've seen the strange thing so many times it no longer feels strange.
usage
This idiom describes someone who is no longer surprised by things that would shock others, either through experience or indifference.

Stroke Order

见 jiàn
怪 guài
不 bù