所谓陌生人，只是还未相见的友人而已。

A stranger is just a friend that you haven't met yet.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 所谓 suǒwèi
  1. what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...
  2. (derog.) so-called
2 陌生人 mòshēngrén stranger
3 只是 zhǐshì
  1. merely; only; just; nothing but
  2. simply
  3. but; however
=4 还 Huán surname Huan
=4 还 hái
  1. still
  2. still in progress
  3. still more
  4. yet
  5. even more
  6. in addition
  7. fairly
  8. passably (good)
  9. as early as
  10. even
  11. also
  12. else
=4 还 huán
  1. to pay back
  2. to return
5 未 wèi
  1. not yet
  2. did not
  3. have not
  4. not
  5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
  6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
6 相见 xiāngjiàn
  1. to see each other
  2. to meet in person
=7 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=7 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=7 的 dí really and truly
=7 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
8 友人 yǒurén friend
9 而已 éryǐ
  1. that's all
  2. nothing more