生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
生疏
shēngshū
unfamiliar; rusty; out of practice
Characters in this word
疏 shū
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 疋 — roll, bolt of cloth
- Made of
- 疋 roll, bolt of cloth 㐬 pennant
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 多年没有使用这门语言后，他的口语明显变得生疏。 Duōnián méiyǒu shǐyòng zhè mén yǔyán hòu, tā de kǒuyǔ míngxiǎn biàn de shēngshū. After years of not using the language, his spoken ability clearly became rusty.
- 我好久没弹钢琴了，手指都生疏了。 Wǒ hǎojiǔ méi tán gāngqín le, shǒuzhǐ dōu shēngshū le. I haven't played piano for a long time, and my fingers have gotten rusty.
- 搬家以后，他跟老朋友渐渐生疏了。 Bānjiā yǐhòu, tā gēn lǎo péngyou jiànjiàn shēngshū le. After moving house, he gradually grew distant from his old friends.
Related words
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student
- 男生 nánshēng schoolboy, male student
- 女生 nǚshēng schoolgirl, female student
- 生病 shēngbìng to fall ill
- 生气 shēngqì angry; to get angry
- 生日 shēngrì birthday
- 先生 xiānsheng Mr., sir; gentleman
- 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng primary school student
- 医生 yīshēng doctor
- 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng middle school student
- 出生 chūshēng to be born