人地生疏 — “To be unfamiliar with a new place and its people”
人地生疏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unfamiliar with a new place and its people”. To be a stranger in a strange land. Literally, “people and land unfamiliar”.
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人地生疏 Pronunciation and Pinyin
人地生疏 Character Breakdown
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我刚搬到这座城市，人地生疏，一切都得重新开始适应。
I just moved to this city, feeling like a stranger in a strange land; I need to adapt to everything from scratch.
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- 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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What does 人地生疏 mean?
人地生疏 (rén dì shēng shū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unfamiliar with a new place and its people”.
How do you pronounce 人地生疏?
人地生疏 is pronounced rén dì shēng shū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 人地生疏 literally mean?
Literally, 人地生疏 means “people and land unfamiliar”. It is used to mean “to be unfamiliar with a new place and its people”.
What is the Chinese definition of 人地生疏?
人事不熟，地方陌生。指初到一地，对当地的人事和地理都不熟悉。