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熟人

shú rén · shu ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. acquaintance
  2. friend
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The neighbour with the dog

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)跟(gēn)谁(shéi)招手(zhāoshǒu)呢(ne)？

    Who are you waving at?

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)一个(yīgè)熟人(shúrén)！他(tā)以前(yǐqián)住(zhù)在(zài)我(wǒ)家(jiā)隔壁(gébì)。

    An acquaintance! He used to live next door.

  3. Liangliang

    你们(nǐmen)很(hěn)熟(shú)吗(ma)？

    Are you close?

  4. Dengdeng

    不太(bùtài)熟(shú)。我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)知道(zhīdào)他(tā)的(de)狗(gǒu)叫(jiào)什么(shénme)。

    Not really. I only know his dog's name.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)他(tā)的(de)狗(gǒu)才(cái)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)熟人(shúrén)吧(ba)？

    So his dog is your real acquaintance?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)！狗(gǒu)每次(měicì)都(dōu)很(hěn)高兴(gāoxìng)见到(jiàndào)我(wǒ)，他(tā)不一定(bùyīdìng)。

    Yes! The dog is always happy to see me. He isn't always.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)昨(zuó)天(tiān)见(jiàn)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)十(shí)年(nián)没(méi)见(jiàn)的(de)熟(shú)人(rén)。

Yesterday I saw an old acquaintance whom I hadn't seen in ten years.

Tatoeba: Chinese by KerenDeng · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

好(hǎo)多(duō)朋(péng)友(you)和(hé)熟(shú)人(rén)来(lái)了(le)。

Quite a lot of friends and acquaintances have come.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by SHamp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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熟
shú

ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done

人
rén

person; people

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