素不相识

sù bù xiāng shí

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Rare

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to have never met sb before (idiom); entirely unacquainted

Both idioms mean to have never met and be total strangers.

Do not use 素不相识 to mean 'unfamiliar with a topic'; it specifically refers to not knowing a person.

素不相识 is a formal, literary idiom used in written Chinese or elevated speech to describe complete strangers.

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我们素不相识，却聊得很开心。

We were total strangers, yet we had a pleasant chat.

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