陌 生

mòshēng

adjectiveHSK 7-9

“Strange” in Chinese is 陌生 (mòshēng).

Meaning

strange; unfamiliar

Example

生活的乐趣在于碰见陌生的人和陌生的事。

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

mòHSK 7-98 strokesraised path shēngHSK 15 strokesto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born

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