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某

mǒu · mou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. some
  2. a certain
  3. sb or sth indefinite
  4. such-and-such
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Seen somewhere before

  1. Dengdeng

    那个(nàge)人(rén)我(wǒ)好像(hǎoxiàng)在(zài)某个(mǒugè)地方(dìfang)见过(jiànguò)。

    I feel I have seen that person somewhere.

  2. Liangliang

    可能(kěnéng)是(shì)在(zài)某部(mǒubù)电影(diànyǐng)里(lǐ)吧(ba)。

    Maybe in some movie.

  3. Dengdeng

    不对(bùduì)，应该(yīnggāi)是(shì)某天(mǒutiān)早上(zǎoshang)，在(zài)地铁(dìtiě)里(lǐ)。

    No, it should be some morning, on the subway.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)想起来(xiǎngqilai)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Do you remember now?

  5. Dengdeng

    想起来(xiǎngqilai)了(le)，他(tā)是(shì)我们(wǒmen)楼(lóu)里(lǐ)的(de)邻居(línjū)。

    I remember. He is our neighbour in the building.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)好(hǎo)像(xiàng)在(zài)某(mǒu)个(gè)地(dì)方(fang)见(jiàn)过(guò)这(zhè)个(gè)人(rén)。

I think I've seen this person somewhere.

02

某(mǒu)位(wèi)同(tóng)事(shì)昨(zuó)天(tiān)把(bǎ)文(wén)件(jiàn)放(fàng)在(zài)我(wǒ)桌(zhuō)上(shàng)了(le)。

A certain colleague left the document on my desk yesterday.

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