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Definition(s) for: 人生地不熟

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
人生地不熟 rén shēng dì bù shú - to be a stranger in a strange land (idiom)
- in an unfamiliar place without friends or family

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 49,669 48,232

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
rén- person; people
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student
de- -ly
- structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
- earth
- ground
- field
- place
- land
- CL:片[pian4]
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
shú- ripe; mature
- thoroughly cooked; done
- familiar; acquainted
- experienced; skilled
- (of sleep etc) deep; profound
- also pr. [shou2]

Other Words Containing 人生地不熟

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo