Adj.strange; unfamiliar; inexperienced

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 陌生.
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Character Breakdown

陌生 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 陌生 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 陌生 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Adjectivewith
hěn
shēng
neutral
very unfamiliar
Adjective + Noun
shēng
de
fāng
neutral
unfamiliar place
shēng
rén
neutral
stranger
Verb + Adjectivewith感到
gǎn
dào
shēng
neutral
feel unfamiliar

Example Sentences with 陌生

zhè
ge
rén
shì
shēng
de
This person is unfamiliar.
miàn
duì
zhè
ge
shēng
de
lǐng
gǎn
dào
xīng
fèn
yòu
ān
Facing this unfamiliar field, he felt both excited and uneasy.
nán
dào
duì
zhè
ge
shēng
de
gài
niàn
diǎn
xìng
dōu
méi
yǒu
ma
Don't you have any interest in this unfamiliar concept at all?
lái
dào
shēng
de
chéng
shì
yǒu
diǎn
jǐn
zhāng
I came to an unfamiliar city and felt a bit nervous.
duì
zhè
zhǒng
shēng
de
shè
jiāo
chǎng
bìng
gǎn
dào
wèi
He does not feel intimidated by this kind of unfamiliar social situation.
jǐn
guǎn
huán
jìng
shēng
rán
xùn
shì
yìng
le
xīn
gōng
zuò
Although the environment was unfamiliar, she quickly adapted to the new job.
suī
rán
men
jiàn
miàn
dàn
liáo
lái
bìng
jué
shēng
Although it's our first meeting, we didn't feel unfamiliar while chatting.
zhè
ge
shēng
de
shēng
yīn
rán
cóng
diàn
huà
tóu
chuán
lái
This unfamiliar voice suddenly came from the other end of the phone.