Definition
熟人 (shú rén) means 'acquaintance' — someone you know but who is not a close friend. It's less intimate than 朋友 (péng you, 'friend') and more common in everyday speech than the formal 相识 (xiāng shí).
noun
acquaintancesomeone you know well
Examples
- 熟人。Tā shì wǒ zài dàxué rènshi de shú rén.He is an acquaintance I met in college.
- 熟人。Zhè jiàn shì wǒ zhǎo le yí gè shú rén bāngmáng.I found an acquaintance to help with this matter.
- ，熟人。Zài mòshēng de chéngshì lǐ, shú rén hěn zhòngyào.In an unfamiliar city, acquaintances are very important.
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