陌生
Old HSK 5
陌生 (mòshēng) · strange
陌生 (mòshēng) means “strange; unfamiliar”. It is written with 2 characters: 陌 (strange) + 生 (to give birth). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 陌生 is built
The characters
陌 mò · strange
What 陌 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 百bǎi — one hundred
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 白bái — white
- 日rì — sun; day
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)
Example sentences
这个城市对我来说很陌生。Zhège chéngshì duì wǒ láishuō hěn mòshēng.This city is unfamiliar to me.
不要给陌生人开门。Bù yào gěi mòshēng rén kāimén.Don't open the door to strangers.
Questions about 陌生
What does 陌生 mean?
陌生 (mòshēng) means “strange; unfamiliar”.
How do you pronounce 陌生?
陌生 is pronounced mòshēng.
Which HSK level is 陌生?
陌生 is in Old HSK 5.
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 陌生 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 67: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.