生分

shēngfen
adjective #95,475

Meanings

  1. 1 estranged
  2. 2 distant (in relationship)
  3. 3 no longer close

Examples

Dōu shì yī jiā rén, shuō zhè zhǒng huà tài shēngfen le.
We're all family — talking like that is too distant.
Duōnián bù liánxì, lǎo péngyǒu yě biàn de shēngfen le.
After years out of touch, even old friends grow distant.

Tips

register
Colloquial. takes a neutral tone here (shēngfen, not shēngfēn). Often heard in family contexts pushing back at over-formal politeness: 这么生分 (don't be so distant).

Stroke Order

shēng
fēn