面熟

miànshú

adjective #15,747

Meanings

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?

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 (miànshēng) — an unfamiliar face. Both are commonly used in spoken Chinese.

面 miàn

熟 shú