陌生 (mò shēng) — unfamiliar, strange (not known or not experienced before)
Definition
陌生 means a place, person, or thing is 'unfamiliar / unknown to you' — you have no prior experience with it. 奇怪/怪/古怪/怪异 describe something odd or weird, not something you simply don't know.
adjective
unfamiliarstrange (not known or not experienced before)
Examples
- 陌生。Tā duì zhè ge chéng shì hái hěn mò shēng.He is still unfamiliar with this city.
- 陌生，。Zhè ge rén de míng zì hěn mò shēng, wǒ méi tīng guò.This person's name is very unfamiliar; I haven't heard it.
- 陌生。Zài mò shēng de dì fāng yào xiǎo xīn.Be careful in unfamiliar places.
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