陌生
mò shēngㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄥ
Sino-Vietnamese: MẠCH SINH
Traditional: 陌生
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 3
Meaning(adjective, adverbial adjective)
strange; unfamiliar
陌生人 = stranger. Opposite: 熟悉.
Examples
不要给陌生人开门。
bú yào gěi mò shēng rén kāi mén.
Don't open the door to strangers.
刚到这个城市,一切都很陌生。
gāng dào zhè ge chéng shì, yí qiè dōu hěn mò shēng.
When I first arrived in this city, everything was unfamiliar.
这个电话号码很陌生。
zhè ge diàn huà hào mǎ hěn mò shēng.
I don't recognise this phone number.
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Stroke order
MẠCH · 8 strokes
SINH · 5 strokes
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student