陌生 mòshēng strange
strange; unfamiliar
怎么记住“陌生”: 陌 strange + 生 life = strange.
汉字
用法
- Unfamiliar, strange (not previously known) - 陌生人 (mòshēngrén) a stranger; 对这里很陌生 (duì zhèlǐ hěn mòshēng) I don't know this place well.
- Opposite is 熟悉 (shúxī, familiar). About lack of familiarity, not weirdness - 'strange/odd' is 奇怪 (qíguài), 熟悉的地方 (shúxī de dìfang) a familiar place.
例句
- 狗会对陌生人叫。 Gǒuhuì duì mòshēngrén jiào.A dog will bark at strangers.
- 一个陌生人进了大楼。 Yígè mòshēngrén jìn le dàlóu.A stranger came into the building.
- 风景对我来说很陌生。 Fēngjǐng duì wǒ láishuō hěn mòshēng.The landscape is unfamiliar to me.