total strangers; never acquainted
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to have never met before; to be complete strangers; to have no previous acquaintance
formalFormal idiom used to describe people who have no prior relationship or knowledge of each other. Often used as a predicate or attributive modifier.
Wǒ我
yǔ与
zhè这
wèi位
xiān先
sheng生
sù素
mèi昧
píng平
shēng生
，
bù不
zhī知
rú如
hé何
dé得
zuì罪
le了
tā他
。
I have never met this gentleman before, and don't know how I have offended him.
Suī虽
rán然
sù素
mèi昧
píng平
shēng生
，
tā他
què却
háo毫
bù不
yóu犹
yù豫
de地
shēn伸
chū出
le了
yuán援
zhù助
zhī之
shǒu手
。
Although they were total strangers, he did not hesitate to lend a helping hand.
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Liǎng两
gè个
sù素
mèi昧
píng平
shēng生
de的
rén人
yīn因
yuán缘
jì际
huì会
chéng成
wéi为
le了
zhì挚
yǒu友
。
Two people who had never met before became close friends through a fortuitous encounter.