人生地不熟

rén shēng dì bù shú

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Definitions

1. to be a stranger in a strange land (idiom)
2. in an unfamiliar place without friends or family

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Child Words of 人生地不熟

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 人生 人生 rén shēng: life (one's time on earth)
• 地 地 de: -ly
• 地 地 dì: earth
• 熟 熟 shú: ripe; mature
• 生 生 shēng: to be born