Meaning of 陌生
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
mòshēng
- strange; unfamiliar
陌生 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他对我们来说是完全陌生的。
He was an entire stranger to us.
我面对陌生人很不自在。
I am very ill at ease with strangers.
在公车上有个陌生人跟我说话。
A stranger spoke to me on the bus.
一个陌生人进了大楼。
A stranger came into the building.
这只狗对著陌生人叫。
The dog barked at the stranger.
Stroke order for each character
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陌 mò · strange · 8 strokes
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生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 陌生.
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor; medical practitioner |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 女生 | nǚshēng | schoolgirl; female student |
| 男生 | nánshēng | schoolboy; male student |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 生活 | shēnghuó | to live; life |
Questions about 陌生
What does 陌生 mean?
陌生 (mòshēng) means "strange; unfamiliar" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 陌生?
陌生 is made of 2 characters: 陌 (8 strokes), 生 (5 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 陌生 an HSK word?
Yes. 陌生 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.