面熟

miànshú

adjective #15,747

Meanings

HSK 2

你看起来很面熟，我们是不是见过？

Nǐ kànqǐlái hěn miànshú, wǒmen shìbúshì jiànguò?

You look very familiar. Have we met before?

HSK 2

这个人我觉得面熟，但想不起来在哪儿见过。

Zhège rén wǒ juéde miànshú, dàn xiǎng bù qǐlái zài nǎr jiànguò.

This person looks familiar to me, but I can't remember where I've seen them.

usage

面熟 specifically refers to a face looking familiar. The opposite is 面生 - an unfamiliar face. Both are commonly used in spoken Chinese.

面 miàn

熟 shú