某某 (mǒu mǒu) — (attributive) so-and-so; used as a placeholder for a person's name
Definition
某某 (mǒu mǒu) is a written placeholder for an unnamed person, used in attributive position before a title like 先生 or just alone as 'so-and-so'. Use it in formal writing or when you genuinely don't want to name someone.
adjective
(attributive) so-and-soused as a placeholder for a person's name
Examples
- 某某。mǒu mǒu Xiān sheng lái le.Mr. So-and-so has arrived.
- 某某。Zhè shì wǒ men gōng sī de xīn yuán gōng mǒu mǒu.This is our company's new employee, So-and-so.
- 某某。Nà jiàn shì shì mǒu mǒu gào sù wǒ de.It was So-and-so who told me about that matter.
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