面熟 (miàn shóu) — (adjective) familiar-looking (of a person); looking like someone you've met before

Définition

面熟 means a person's face looks familiar — you've seen them before but can't quite place them. Unlike 认识, it only covers the look, not actually knowing or remembering who they are.

adjective
familiar-looking (of a person)looking like someone you've met before

Exemples

  • 面熟
    Zhè ge rén kàn zhe hěn miàn shóu, wǒ hǎo xiàng zài nǎ lǐ jiàn guò.
    This person looks very familiar — I seem to have seen them somewhere.
  • 面熟
    Suī rán jué de tā miàn shóu, dàn wǒ xiǎng bù qǐ tā de míng zì.
    Although I find him familiar, I can't remember his name.
  • 面熟
    Nà ge sī jī wǒ yì diǎn yě bú miàn shóu, yīng gāi bú shì cháng lái zhè lǐ de rén.
    That driver doesn't look familiar at all — he's probably not someone who comes here often.
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