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acquaintance

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

xiang1shi2 xiāngshí

Meaning


Primary

acquaintance

Alternatives

acquainted, acquaintances, acquaint

Mnemonic


If two people both have 识 knowledge of 相 one another then they are considered 相识 acquaintances.

Usage


他们 是 老相识 了。

They are old acquaintances.

我 和 他 素不相识。

He is a total stranger to me.