陌生

• Pinyin: mò shēng
• Desglose de hanzi: 陌 = 阝(mound/place radical) + 百(hundred, phonetic); 生 = life/grow — suggesting unfamiliar life territory

Significado

Desconocido; extraño; poco familiar.

Describes lack of familiarity with a person, environment, or subject. Can express both physical unfamiliarity and emotional distance — such as feeling like a stranger to someone once close. Common in reflective and emotional contexts.

Ejemplos

1. 初到异乡，面对陌生的环境，他感到既兴奋又忐忑。
2. 多年未见之后，曾经亲密无间的两人竟变得如此陌生。
3. 这个行业对她来说完全陌生，但她决心用勤奋来弥补差距。

Guía de uso

Contexto: daily life, relationships, personal experience

Tono: neutral/reflective

Correcto

• 对陌生人保持基本的礼貌是重要的社交准则。(Maintaining basic courtesy toward strangers is an important social norm.)
• 这套软件对我来说很陌生，需要一段时间来慢慢熟悉。(This software is very unfamiliar to me; I need some time to gradually get used to it.)

Incorrecto

• 说'这个人对我陌生' (The correct structure is '我对这个人感到陌生' or '这个人对我来说很陌生' — the experiencer must be the subject)

Origen e historia

陌(path between fields; unfamiliar road) + 生(unfamiliar/raw). The combination emphasises total unfamiliarity with new terrain.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal