熟人 (shú rén) — acquaintance; someone you know well
Definition
熟人 is an 'acquaintance' — someone you know but aren't close friends with. It's weaker than 朋友, which implies a real friendship; 相识 as a noun is nearly the same idea in more formal writing.
noun
acquaintancesomeone you know well
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 熟人。Tā shì wǒ zài dà xué rèn shi de shú rén.He is an acquaintance I met in college.
- 熟人。Zhè jiàn shì wǒ zhǎo le yí gè shú rén bāng máng.I found an acquaintance to help with this matter.
- ，熟人。Zài mò shēng de chéng shì lǐ, shú rén hěn zhòng yào.In an unfamiliar city, acquaintances are very important.
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