陌生

mò shēng · mo sheng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. strange
  2. unfamiliar

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)对(duì)我(wǒ)来(lái)说(shuō)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)完(wán)全(quán)陌(mò)生(shēng)的(de)人(rén)。

As far as I'm concerned, she's a complete stranger.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by alec · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)看(kàn)见(jiàn)一(yí)位(wèi)陌(mò)生(shēng)女(nǚ)人(rén)在(zài)那(nà)儿(r)。

I saw a strange woman there.

Tatoeba: Chinese by asosan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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