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陌生人

mò shēng rén · mo sheng ren

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  1. stranger
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Two lost people

  1. Dengdeng

    小时候(xiǎoshíhou)，妈妈(māma)说(shuō)不要(bùyào)跟(gēn)陌生人(mòshēngrén)说话(shuōhuà)。

    As a kid, my mum said not to talk to strangers.

  2. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)迷路(mílù)了(le)，只好(zhǐhǎo)问(wèn)陌生人(mòshēngrén)。

    But I am lost, so I have to ask a stranger.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)去(qù)问(wèn)吧(ba)。你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那边(nàbian)有(yǒu)个(gè)人(rén)。

    Then go and ask. Look, there is someone over there.

  4. Liangliang

    他(tā)一直(yīzhí)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)，好像(hǎoxiàng)也(yě)在(zài)找(zhǎo)路(lù)。

    He keeps looking at his phone. He seems to be looking for the way too.

  5. Dengdeng

    两个(liǎnggè)陌生人(mòshēngrén)，一起(yīqǐ)迷路(mílù)。

    Two strangers, lost together.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)公(gōng)车(chē)上(shàng)，一(yí)个(gè)陌(mò)生(shēng)人(rén)和(hé)我(wǒ)说(shuō)了(le)话(huà)。

A stranger spoke to me on the bus.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)从(cóng)不(bù)回(huí)复(fù)陌(mò)生(shēng)人(rén)发(fā)来(lái)的(de)电(diàn)子(zǐ)邮(yóu)件(jiàn)。

I never answer email messages from people I don't know.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jin1 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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