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素不相识

sù bù xiāng shí

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to be total strangers (idiom)

Definition

素不相识:指从来不认识。

To have never known each other; to be strangers.

Usage

用于形容两个人或多人之间完全没有交集,彼此陌生。常指初次见面或从未有过任何联系。

Used to describe people who have no prior acquaintance; they are complete strangers. Often refers to first meetings or no previous interaction.

Examples

  • 1 我和他素不相识,但他在我困难时帮了我。 (I didn't know him at all, but he helped me when I was in trouble.)
  • 2 虽然我们素不相识,但你的故事让我很感动。 (Although we were total strangers, your story moved me deeply.)
  • 3 两个素不相识的人,因为共同的爱好成为了好友。 (Two complete strangers became good friends because of a shared hobby.)
  • 4 在异国他乡,素不相识的同胞也会互相帮助。 (In a foreign country, fellow countrymen who are strangers to each other will still help one another.)
  • 5 素不相识的网友给我寄来了生日礼物。 (A netizen I had never met sent me a birthday gift.)

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