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生疏

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

生疏 [shēngshū]
  1. 1. adjective [没接触过的] unfamiliar
  2. 2. adjective [不熟练的] rusty
  3. 3. adjective [疏远的] distant

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

生疏 [shēngshū]
  1. 1. not familiar
    我对这个地方并不算生疏
    I'm no stranger here.
    我对这项工作很生疏
    I don't know much about the job.
  2. 2. out of practice; rusty
    他的英文有点生疏了。
    His English is getting rusty.
  3. 3. not as close as before
    多年不来往,我们的关系生疏了。
    We haven't been in touch with each other for years, so we're not as close as we used to be.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

生疏 [shēngshū]
  1. 1. 不熟悉
    刚来此地,人地生疏
    对这门学科很生疏
  2. 2. 因长期不用而不熟练
    几年没打球,现在打起来很生疏了。
  3. 3. (感情)疏远;不亲近
    这两家关系越来越生疏

Examples

我对这个地方并不算生疏
I'm no stranger here. 生疏
我对这项工作很生疏
I don't know much about the job. 生疏
他的英文有点生疏了。
His English is getting rusty. 生疏
多年不来往,我们的关系生疏了。
We haven't been in touch with each other for years, so we're not as close as we used to be. 生疏
对于这种生疏的工作,我感到心虚。
I don't know much about the job, and I'm diffident about my ability to do it properly. 心虚
我对这里人地生疏,请多多指教。
I'm a stranger here – please give me as much advice as you can. 人地生疏
生疏
刚来此地,人地生疏 生疏
对这门学科很生疏 生疏
几年没打球,现在打起来很生疏了。 生疏

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