not familiar; disacquaintance (adj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
生疏 (unaltered)
Radicals
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Examples
因为长时间没有联系，他们之间的感情变得生疏了。 yīnwèi cháng shíjiān méiyǒu liánxì, tāmen zhījiān de gǎnqíng biàn dé shēngshūle. - Because they haven’t been in touch for a long time, their relationship has become distant.
他在这个城市里感到很生疏，因为他刚搬到这里。 tā zài zhège chéngshì lǐ gǎndào hěn shēngshū, yīnwèi tā gāng bān dào zhèlǐ. - He feels very unfamiliar in this city because he just moved here.
这种技术对我来说有点生疏。 zhè zhǒng jìshù duì wǒ lái shuō yǒudiǎn shēngshū. - This technique is a bit unfamiliar to me.
由于多年没有使用，他对这种语言感到生疏。 yóuyú duō nián méiyǒu shǐyòng, tā duì zhè zhǒng yǔyán gǎndào shēngshū. - Due to not using it for many years, he feels unfamiliar with this language.
这个领域的最新发展对他来说还很生疏。 zhège lǐngyù de zuìxīn fāzhǎn duì tā lái shuō hái hěn shēngshū. - The latest developments in this field are still unfamiliar to him.
Characters
生 shēng - new, unfamiliar, strange |
疏 shū - dredge; disperse, thin out; neglect; scattered; unskillful; careless; distant; memorial to the emperor |