作外
zuò​wài

to stand on ceremony

  • created reference approved 作外 → 见外/見外 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    作外 zuò​wài

    见外 / 見外 jiàn​wài

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 作外 → 客气/客氣 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    作外 zuò​wài

    客气 / 客氣 kè​qi

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 作外 · zuò​wài · to stand on ceremony — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    作外

    zuò​wài

    to stand on ceremony

    To act like a stranger or be overly formal; same as [[见外|見外|jian4 wai4]]

    作, 外

    作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to pretend 外 (literal) → 外 · wài · distant

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense