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相識

acquaintance

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

xiang1shi4 • xiāngshì

Meaning

Primary

acquaintance

Alternatives

acquainted, acquaintances, acquaint

Mnemonic

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

Usage

他們 是 老相識 了。

They are old acquaintances.

我 和 他 素不相識。

He is a total stranger to me.