生疏

shēngshū
adjective #19,010

Meanings

  1. 1 unfamiliar
  2. 2 rusty
  3. 3 out of practice
  4. 4 not close (of a relationship)

Examples

Hǎojiǔ méi tán gāngqín le, shǒuzhǐ dōu shēngshū le.
I haven't played the piano in a long time -- my fingers are rusty.
Duō nián bú jiàn, liǎng rén zhījiān biàn de yǒuxiē shēngshū.
After not seeing each other for years, the two of them became somewhat distant.

Tips

usage
生疏 covers two related meanings: (1) rusty/out of practice with a skill, and (2) distant/unfamiliar in a relationship. Both share the idea of something that was once close or familiar fading with time.

Stroke Order

shēng
shū