面生

miànshēng

adjective #56,947

Meanings

HSK 3

这个人有点面生，我好像没见过他。

Zhège rén yǒudiǎn miànshēng, wǒ hǎoxiàng méi jiàn guo tā.

This person looks unfamiliar; I don't think I've seen him before.

HSK 3

你看着面生，是新搬来的吧？

Nǐ kàn zhe miànshēng, shì xīn bānlái de ba?

I don't recognize you. Did you just move in?

usage

面生 is the opposite of 面熟 (familiar-looking) and is said of faces and people. For an unfamiliar place or thing, use 陌生.

面 miàn

生 shēng