人地两生 — “To be unfamiliar with a new place and its people”
人地两生 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unfamiliar with a new place and its people”. To be a stranger in a new environment. Literally, “People and place both unfamiliar”.
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人地两生 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他刚搬到这个城市，人地两生，适应新生活需要一些时间。
He had just moved to this city, unfamiliar with both the people and the place, so it would take some time to adapt to the new life.
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- rén人yī一jǐ己bǎi百make hundredfold effort to catch up
- rén人dīng丁xīng兴wàng旺a flourishing and growing family
- rén人bù不wèi为jǐ己，，tiān天zhū诛dì地miè灭Heaven and Earth condemn the unselfish
- rén人bù不rén人，，guǐ鬼bù不guǐ鬼looking ghastly or grotesque
- rén人bù不kě可mào貌xiàng相Don't judge a person by appearance
- rén人bù不kě可mào貌xiàng相，，hǎi海shuǐ水bù不kě可dǒu斗liáng量Never judge a person by appearance
- rén人bù不fàn犯wǒ我，，wǒ我bù不fàn犯rén人I will not offend unless offended
- rén人bù不zhī知，，guǐ鬼bù不jué觉done in complete secrecy
- rén人bù不liáo聊shēng生people can't make a living
- rén人bù不zì自ān安people are feeling uneasy
- rén人shì世cāng沧sāng桑the vicissitudes of human life
- rén人zhōng中zhī之lóng龙an outstanding person
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Open the tool →Questions about 人地两生
What does 人地两生 mean?
人地两生 (rén dì liǎng shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unfamiliar with a new place and its people”.
How do you pronounce 人地两生?
人地两生 is pronounced rén dì liǎng shēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 人地两生 literally mean?
Literally, 人地两生 means “People and place both unfamiliar”. It is used to mean “to be unfamiliar with a new place and its people”.
What is the Chinese definition of 人地两生?
初到一地对当地的人与环境、习俗等不熟悉