陌
生

Strange in Chinese: 陌生 (mò shēng)

mò shēng

strange

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-92 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1strange
  2. 2unfamiliar

Stroke order

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陌
生

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄛˋ

mò

ㄇ/ mㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 狗会对陌生人叫。

    gǒu huì duì mò shēng rén jiào。

    A dog will bark at strangers.

  • 一个陌生人进了大楼。

    yí gè mò shēng rén jìn le dà lóu。

    A stranger came into the building.

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Related words

生

shēng

to be born

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

学生

xué sheng

student

医生

yī shēng

doctor

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

生日

shēng rì

birthday

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

出生

chū shēng

to be born

发生

fā shēng

to happen

生活

shēng huó

to live

生命

shēng mìng

life (as the characteristic of living beings)

产生

chǎn shēng

to arise

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