<p><strong>Oxford</strong> uses the word <em>inured</em>, which should give you an idea of the negative connotations attached to it.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>not be surprised by anything unusual</p>
<p>对腐败见怪不怪, 腐败就难以根除。</p>
<p>If we become inured to corruption, we won't be able to wipe it out.</p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>Adsotrans</strong> defines it as</p>
<blockquote>
<p> to be totally jaded</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Which is a good way of understanding the feelings behind 见怪不怪.</p>
<p>Here's an example sentence from a Chinese Chengyu dictionary</p>
<blockquote>
<p>他的行为开始令人觉得怪异,但时间一长,人们也就见怪不怪了｡</p>
<p>His behavior made people feel most peculiar, but after a while, everyone stopped seeming to notice.</p>
</blockquote>

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Mou某
<p>It means 'to get used to something unusual', 'to get to bear something unbearable'.</p>

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<p>From <a href="http://www.iciba.com/%E8%A7%81%E6%80%AA%E4%B8%8D%E6%80%AA" rel="nofollow">iciba.com</a>:</p>

<p>在警队呆了40年后，我对什么都见怪不怪了。</p>

<p>After 40 years in the police, nothing shocks me anymore.</p>

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<p>怎么用见怪不怪? 请给我一个例子。谢谢！
Could I use this idiom do describe another culture that once seemed foreign? Also, does the idiom have good or bad connotations?</p>

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参考爱词霸词典,consult iciba
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**见**过的**怪**事多了，也就**不**觉得奇**怪**了。one would not surprised by the strange things that had seen much more times.
xenophōn
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In what context would I use 见怪不怪?
# In what context would I use 见怪不怪?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-20)

怎么用见怪不怪? 请给我一个例子。谢谢！
Could I use this idiom do describe another culture that once seemed foreign? Also, does the idiom have good or bad connotations?

**Tags:** idioms

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 参考爱词霸词典,consult iciba  
> **username_2**: **见**过的**怪**事多了，也就**不**觉得奇**怪**了。one would not surprised by the strange things that had seen much more times.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2015-07-21. Score: 2

**Oxford** uses the word *inured*, which should give you an idea of the negative connotations attached to it.

> not be surprised by anything unusual
>
> 对腐败见怪不怪, 腐败就难以根除。
>
> If we become inured to corruption, we won't be able to wipe it out.

**Adsotrans** defines it as

> to be totally jaded

Which is a good way of understanding the feelings behind 见怪不怪.

Here's an example sentence from a Chinese Chengyu dictionary

> 他的行为开始令人觉得怪异,但时间一长,人们也就见怪不怪了｡
>
> His behavior made people feel most peculiar, but after a while, everyone stopped seeming to notice.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2015-07-20. Score: 1

It means 'to get used to something unusual', 'to get to bear something unbearable'.

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From [iciba.com](http://www.iciba.com/%E8%A7%81%E6%80%AA%E4%B8%8D%E6%80%AA):

在警队呆了40年后，我对什么都见怪不怪了。

After 40 years in the police, nothing shocks me anymore.


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