生疏

shēngshū
  1. unfamiliar
  2. strange
  3. out of practice
  4. not accustomed

CEDICT

  1. estranged; alienated
  2. not familiar
  3. out of practice; rusty

Wiktionary

  1. 不熟悉、陌生。
  2. 感情疏远。
  3. 不熟练。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 生 shēng
  1. to be born
  2. to give birth
  3. life
  4. to grow
  5. raw
  6. uncooked
  7. student
=2 疏 shū variant of 疏 shū
=2 疏 shū
  1. to dredge
  2. to clear away obstruction
  3. thin
  4. sparse
  5. scanty
  6. distant (relation)
  7. not close
  8. to neglect
  9. negligent
  10. to present a memorial to the Emperor
  11. commentary
  12. annotation

Containing this entry

人地生疏 réndìshēngshū

Related entries

生僻 shēngpì
  1. unfamiliar
  2. rarely seen
看不习惯 kànbùxíguàn unfamiliar
眼生 yǎnshēng
  1. unfamiliar
  2. strange-looking
冷僻 lěngpì
  1. out-of-the-way
  2. deserted
  3. unfamiliar
  4. obscure
古怪 gǔguài
  1. strange
  2. weird
  3. eccentric
  4. bizarre
”那你怎么看玛丽？“ ”她看起来挺古怪的。“

"So what do you think of Mary?" "She has a rather peculiar appearance."

Source: Tatoeba

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