生疏

shēng shū

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

Definitions

1. unfamiliar
2. strange
3. out of practice
4. not accustomed

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Word relationships

Antonyms

2 items

熟悉

shú xī

to be familiar with

For 'unfamiliar' or 'out of practice'.

熟练

shú liàn

practiced

For 'out of practice'.

Related words

1 item

生涩

shēng sè

unripe

For describing skills that are rusty or not fluent.

Synonyms

1 item

陌生

mò shēng

strange

For 'unfamiliar' or 'strange' (used for people, places, or things).

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 技艺 (skill) or 感情 (relationship) to indicate they have become rusty or distant: 技艺生疏, 感情生疏.

Common mistakes

生疏 and 陌生 both mean 'unfamiliar', but 生疏 often implies a previous familiarity that has faded due to lack of practice, while 陌生 is used for things never known before.

Child Words of 生疏

to be born

to dredge

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