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陌生 (mò shēng): Strange (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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陌 • mò • a path between fields
mò陌

a path between fields

生 • shēng • raw, uncooked; unfamiliar, strange; forcibly
shēng生

raw, uncooked; unfamiliar, strange; forcibly

Word Info

Pinyinmò shēng
Meaningstrange; unfamiliar; inexperienced
Characters2
HSK2.0 Level 53.0 Level 5
SyntaxAdjective

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 陌生.

  • 宝贝bǎo bèitreasure; baby
  • 爱护ài hùcare; cherish; take good care of
  • 爱惜ài xīvalue; cherish; treasure
  • 待遇dài yùtreatment
  • 车厢chē xiāngrailway carriage; compartment
  • 把握bǎ wòto grasp; to hold; seize
  • 程度chéng dùlevel; degree; extent
  • 道理dào lǐreason; principle; truth
  • 成长chéng zhǎngto grow up
  • 持续chí xùlast; continue; sustain
  • 潮湿cháo shīdamp; moist; humidy
  • 参与cān yùto take part; to participate in
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 陌生.

Words with 陌
  • 陌生人mò shēng rénstranger
Words with 生
  • 先生xiān shengMr; Sir
  • 医生yī shengdoctor
学生
xué sheng
student
  • 中学生zhōng xué shēngmiddle-school student
  • 大学生dà xué shēnguniversity student
  • 小学生xiǎo xué shēngprimary school student
  • 生日shēng rìbirthday
  • 生病shēng bìngill; sick; unwell
    • 4.

    How to Use 陌生 in Sentences

    Adverb + Adjectivewith很
    hěn很
    mò陌
    shēng生
    neutral
    very unfamiliar
    Adjective + Noun
    mò陌
    shēng生
    de的
    dì地
    fang方
    Verb + Adjectivewith感到
    gǎn感
    dào到
    mò陌
    shēng生
    5.

    Example Sentences with 陌生

    zhè这
    ge个
    rén人
    shì是
    mò陌
    shēng生
    de
    neutral
    unfamiliar place
    mò陌
    shēng生
    rén人
    neutral
    stranger
    neutral
    feel unfamiliar
    的
    。
    This person is unfamiliar.
    miàn面
    duì对
    zhè这
    ge个
    mò陌
    shēng生
    de的
    lǐng领
    yù域
    ，
    tā他
    gǎn感
    dào到
    jì既
    xīng兴
    fèn奋
    yòu又
    bù不
    ān安
    。
    Facing this unfamiliar field, he felt both excited and uneasy.
    wǒ我
    lái来
    dào到
    yí一
    gè个
    mò陌
    shēng生
    de的
    chéng城
    shì市
    ，
    yǒu有
    diǎn点
    jǐn紧
    zhāng张
    。
    I came to an unfamiliar city and felt a bit nervous.
    tā他
    duì对
    zhè这
    zhǒng种
    mò陌
    shēng生
    de的
    shè社
    jiāo交
    chǎng场
    hé合
    bìng并
    bù不
    gǎn感
    dào到
    wèi畏
    jù惧
    。
    He does not feel intimidated by this kind of unfamiliar social situation.
    jǐn尽
    guǎn管
    huán环
    jìng境
    mò陌
    shēng生
    ，
    tā她
    yī依
    rán然
    xùn迅
    sù速
    shì适
    yìng应
    le了
    xīn新
    gōng工
    zuò作
    。
    Although the environment was unfamiliar, she quickly adapted to the new job.