stranger; unrelated person
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
stranger one meets on the road; someone unknown; person with no connection
literaryA classical Chinese term, often used in formal or literary contexts to describe a relationship that has become distant or non-existent.
Duō多
nián年
bù不
jiàn见
，
céng曾
jīng经
de的
zhì挚
yǒu友
rú如
jīn今
yǐ已
xíng形
tóng同
mò陌
lù路
。
After years of not seeing each other, former close friends are now like strangers.
Zài在
zhè这
zuò座
dà大
chéng城
shì市
lǐ里
，
měi每
tiān天
yǔ与
wú无
shù数
mò陌
lù路
cā擦
jiān肩
ér而
guò过
。
In this big city, we brush shoulders with countless strangers every day.
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shì视
tóng同
mò陌
lù路
to treat someone as a stranger; to cut off all ties