HSK 7–9 · adjective · Practice
见外
to treat somebody as an outsider; to be overly polite
咱们是老朋友，你别见外。
Zánmen shì lǎo péngyou， nǐ bié jiànwài。
We're old friends, so don't be so formal with me.
透过窗户，我能看见外面的树。
Tòuguò chuānghu， wǒ néng kànjiàn wàimiàn de shù。
Through the window, I can see the trees outside.
他睁开眼睛，看见外面下雪了。
Tā zhēng kāi yǎnjing， kànjiàn wàimiàn xià xuěle。
He opened his eyes and saw that it was snowing outside.