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

可怪 kěguài
  1. strange
  2. curious
  3. surprising
奇 qí
  1. strange
  2. odd
  3. weird
  4. wonderful
  5. surprisingly
  6. unusually
麦克叫他的狗波奇吗？

Does Mike call his dog Pochi?

Source: Tatoeba

奇怪 qíguài
  1. strange
  2. odd
  3. to marvel
  4. to be baffled
那让我奇怪吗？

Does that make me weird?

Source: Tatoeba

奇绝 qíjué
  1. strange
  2. rare
  3. bizarre
怪秘 guàimì
  1. strange
  2. mystic
日怪 rìguài (dialect) strange
诡异 guǐyì
  1. strange
  2. weird
听起来非常诡异啊！

That sounds really weird!

Source: Tatoeba

邪门 xiémén
  1. strange
  2. unusual
  3. evil ways
  4. dishonest practices
怪异 guàiyì
  1. monstrous
  2. strange
  3. strange phenomenon
「曲奇最近行為怪異嗎？」「他是一隻貓。」

"Has Cookie been acting weird lately?" "He's a cat."

Source: Tatoeba

珍奇 zhēnqí
  1. rare
  2. strange
稀奇 xīqí
  1. rare
  2. strange
见鬼 jiànguǐ
  1. absurd
  2. strange
  3. (interj.) curse it!
  4. to hell with it!
关上见鬼的门！

Close the damned door!

Source: Tatoeba

怪 guài
  1. bewildering
  2. odd
  3. strange
  4. uncanny
  5. devil
  6. monster
  7. to wonder at
  8. to blame
  9. quite
  10. rather
别怪她。

Don't blame it on her.

Source: Tatoeba

灵异 língyì
  1. deity
  2. monster
  3. strange
  4. mysterious
  5. supernatural
异 yì
  1. different
  2. other
  3. hetero-
  4. unusual
  5. strange
  6. surprising
  7. to distinguish
  8. to separate
  9. to discriminate
因为在甲级联赛中，所有队伍都很有实力，净胜球差异很小。

Because all of the teams in the Premier League are really strong, the goal difference is usually small.

Source: Tatoeba

邪 xié
  1. demonic
  2. iniquitous
  3. nefarious
  4. evil
  5. unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine)
  6. (coll.) strange
  7. abnormal
有智慧才能分辨善惡邪正；有謙虛才能建立美滿人生。

Only with wisdom can one distinguish between good and evil; only with humility can one build a happy life.

Source: Tatoeba

荒 huāng
  1. desolate
  2. shortage
  3. scarce
  4. out of practice
  5. absurd
  6. uncultivated
  7. to neglect