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title: "Shuren Meaning: 熟人 (shúrén) Means “acquaintance”"
description: "熟人 (shúrén) means “acquaintance; familiar face”. Hear its tones, see what 熟 and 人 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shuren"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 熟人 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

熟人 shúrén

## acquaintance; familiar face

## Its characters

1. 熟 shú familiar
2. 人 rén person

## In a sentence

他在这家公司有熟人。 He has an acquaintance at this company.

一起吃饭、喝茶、聊天，逐渐地，陌生人变成了**熟人**，熟人变成了朋友。

From [“关系”是什么意思？ · What does guanxi mean?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-does-guanxi-mean#library-word-458-460)

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## More words with 熟 or 人

- [爱人 àiren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/airen)
- [本人 běnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benren)
- [别人 biéren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieren)
- [病人 bìngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingren)
- [成人 chéngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengren)
- [成熟 chéngshú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengshu)
- [创始人 chuàngshǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangshiren)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)
- [代理人 dàilǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dailiren)
- [当事人 dāngshìrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangshiren)

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