生疏 (shēng shū) — unfamiliar, not known well (of a place, place, person, topic); out of practice, rusty (, skill, knowledge)
Definition
生疏 covers two related ideas: unfamiliar (with a person, place, or topic) and out of practice (a skill). Unlike 陌生, which only describes first-time unfamiliarity, 生疏 can also mean a once-close relationship that has faded or a skill gone rusty.
adjective
unfamiliarnot known well (of a place, place, person, topic)out of practicerusty (, skill, knowledge)
Examples
- ，生疏。Duō nián méi lái, zhè ge chéng shì ràng wǒ jué de hěn shēng shū.Having not come for years, this city feels unfamiliar to me.
- ，生疏。Tā hǎo jiǔ méi tán gāng qín le, jì shù yǐ jīng shēng shū le.He hasn't played the piano for a long time, and his technique has become rusty.
- ，生疏。Wǒ men hǎo jǐ nián méi jiàn, guān xì biàn de hěn shēng shū.We haven't seen each other for years, and our relationship has grown distant.
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