不认得 脸生
“I don't recognize them. Unfamiliar faces.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你可看清楚是谁干的
“did you see clearly who did it?”
不认得 脸生
“I don't recognize them. Unfamiliar faces.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In high-stakes situations, spoken Chinese often drops subject pronouns and grammatical particles entirely, delivering concise situational appraisals in two-word chunks.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do not recognize; unfamiliar with
A very common colloquial expression used to state that you do not know or recognize a person or place.
unfamiliar face; stranger
Used idiomatically to describe someone you have never seen before or someone whose appearance is not familiar.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Do I know her? Can you stop asking?”
“Do you know him? No.”
“But those bad guys have seen your face. You can't even go out now.”
“Take a look. Do you know her? No.”
“You don't know her? Never heard of her.”
“Don't recognize it? Money.”