Usage note
“熟人”指认识的人,但不一定是好朋友。
“Shúrén” zhǐ rènshi de rén, dàn bù yīdìng shì hǎo péngyou.
"Shúrén" means someone you know, but not necessarily a close friend.
“熟人”指认识的人,但不一定是好朋友。
“Shúrén” zhǐ rènshi de rén, dàn bù yīdìng shì hǎo péngyou.
"Shúrén" means someone you know, but not necessarily a close friend.
在街上遇到熟人,我们会打招呼。
Zài jiē shàng yù dào shúrén, wǒmen huì dǎ zhāohu.
When we meet an acquaintance on the street, we greet them.
朋友 is a friend, closer than an acquaintance.
陌生人 is a stranger, the opposite of an acquaintance.
认识的人 is a person you know, similar to 熟人 but less familiar.
熟人 itself; no additional similar term needed.