生疏
Old HSK 6
生疏 (shēngshū) · unfamiliar
生疏 (shēngshū) means “unfamiliar; out of practice”. It is written with 2 characters: 生 (to give birth) + 疏 (to neglect). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 生疏 is built
The characters
生 shēng · to give birth
What 生 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
疏 shū · to neglect
What 疏 is made of
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
- 㐬liú — pennant
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 川chuān — stream
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Example sentences
很久没弹钢琴，手都生疏了。Hěnjiǔ méi tán gāngqín, shǒu dōu shēngshū le.I haven't played the piano for ages and I'm out of practice.
刚到这里，一切都很生疏。Gāng dào zhèlǐ, yíqiè dōu hěn shēngshū.Having just arrived, everything feels unfamiliar.
Questions about 生疏
What does 生疏 mean?
生疏 (shēngshū) means “unfamiliar; out of practice”.
How do you pronounce 生疏?
生疏 is pronounced shēngshū.
Which HSK level is 生疏?
生疏 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 男生nánshēngboy
- 女生nǚshēnggirl
- 生病shēngbìngto become ill
- 生气shēngqìangry
- 生日shēngrìbirthday
- 先生xiānshengMr
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 学生xuéshengstudent
- 医生yīshēngdoctor
Learn 生疏 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 161: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.