unfamiliar with the people and place; stranger in a strange land
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
unfamiliar with both the people and the place; feeling like a stranger in a new environment
Describes the awkwardness of being a newcomer in an unfamiliar environment. Often used as a predicate or attributive phrase.
Wǒ我
gāng刚
lái来
dào到
zhè这
gè个
chéng城
shì市
，
rén人
dì地
shēng生
shū疏
，
yī一
gè个
péng朋
you友
dōu都
bù不
rèn认
shi识
。
I just arrived in this city where I know no one and nothing, and I don't have a single friend here.
Tā他
zài在
guó国
wài外
rén人
dì地
shēng生
shū疏
，
yǔ语
yán言
yòu又
bù不
tōng通
，
shēng生
huó活
hěn很
bù不
róng容
yì易
。
He is in a foreign country where he is unfamiliar with both the people and the place, and he doesn't speak the language, so life is very difficult.
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Suī虽
rán然
rén人
dì地
shēng生
shū疏
，
dàn但
tā他
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
shì适
yìng应
le了
xīn新
huán环
jìng境
。
Although unfamiliar with the people and place, he quickly adapted to the new environment.
Chū初
lái来
zhà乍
dào到
，
rén人
dì地
shēng生
shū疏
，
hái还
qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
duō多
duō多
guān关
zhào照
。
I have just arrived and am unfamiliar with everything here, so I ask for your kind guidance and care.