见不得人 (jiàn) — too shameful to be seen in public; unpresentable; disgraceful

Définition

A descriptive phrase meaning 'too shameful to be shown in public' — used to judge a person's acts or deeds, not the person themselves. Often modifies a noun (∼的勾当) or follows 太 / 更.

verb
too shameful to be seen in publicunpresentabledisgraceful

Exemples

  • 见不得人
    Tā zuò de nà xiē shì tài jiàn le.
    The things he did are too shameful to be seen in public.
  • 见不得人
    Wǒ men dōu zhī dào zhè shì jiàn de gòu dàng.
    We all know this is a shameful business.
  • 见不得人
    Rú guǒ jì xù zhè yàng, nǐ zhī huì gèng jiā jiàn.
    If you continue like this, you will only become more unpresentable.
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