Acquaintance in Chinese: 熟人 (shú rén)

shú rén

acquaintance

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1acquaintance
  2. 2friend

Stroke order

Watch how to write 熟人 stroke by stroke.

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

Learn how to read Zhuyin

ㄕㄨˊ

shú

/ sh/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄖㄣˊ

rén

/ r/ enˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

See 熟人 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 在这座城市我一个熟人也没有。

    zài zhè zuò chéng shì wǒ yí gè shú rén yě méi yǒu。

    I don't have a single acquaintance in this city.

Spotted a mistake?

Related words

Appears in

Learn 熟人 with spaced repetition

Add 熟人 (shú rén) to your review queue and the FSRS algorithm will schedule it exactly when you're about to forget — then meet it again in a short AI-generated story written at your level.

Start learning free

No credit card required · Free tier included