素
不
相
识

To be total strangers (idiom) in Chinese: 素不相识 (sù bù xiāng shí)

sù bù xiāng shí

to be total strangers (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 素不相識1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be total strangers (idiom)

Stroke order

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素
不
相
识

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ㄙㄨˋ

sù

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧㄤ

xiāng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

素不相识

Simplified

素不相識

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他帮助了一个素不相识的老人。

    tā bāng zhù le yí gè sù bù xiāng shí de lǎo rén。

    He helped an elderly stranger he had never met.

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Related words

不

bù

no

识

shí

to know

素

sù

raw silk

认识

rèn shi

to know

相同

xiāng tóng

identical

相信

xiāng xìn

to be convinced (that sth is true)

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

互相

hù xiāng

each other

相反

xiāng fǎn

opposite

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