见笑

見笑
jiànxiào
verb #57,957

Meanings

  1. 1 to make a fool of oneself
  2. 2 to laugh at (someone)

Examples

HSK 3
Wǒ de zì xiě de tài nánkàn le, ràng dàjiā jiànxiào le.
My handwriting is awful; I'm embarrassed to show you all.
HSK 7-9
Wǒ dìyī cì xiàchú, zuò de bù hǎochī, dàjiā bié jiànxiào.
It's my first time cooking and it may not taste good, so please don't laugh.

Tips

culture
见笑 is a modest set phrase. After showing your work, singing a song or receiving a compliment, 见笑了 means "I've embarrassed myself in front of you". 见 here is an old passive marker, so the word is literally "to be laughed at"; 见谅 "to be forgiven", used for "please excuse me", works the same way.

Stroke Order

见 jiàn
笑 xiào