素不相识 sù bù xiāng shí unacquainted

Explanation

素不相识指的是彼此之间从没有见过面，不认识。

Su bu xiang shi means that the two have never met and do not know each other.

Origin Story

话说三国时期，诸葛亮的才能名扬天下，许多人都慕名而来，想要一睹其风采。一日，一位来自北方的小吏，名叫李先生，带着一封求助信来到诸葛亮的府邸。信中讲述了李先生家乡遭受水灾，百姓流离失所，恳请诸葛亮施以援手。诸葛亮打开信件，认真地阅读后，他发现自己与这李先生素不相识，但他并没有因此而拒绝帮助。诸葛亮深知百姓疾苦，立即吩咐手下准备大量的粮食和衣物，并亲自写了一封回信，安慰李先生和受灾的百姓，并承诺会尽快派人前往灾区赈灾。李先生离开诸葛亮府邸时，心里充满了感激之情。他没想到，自己素不相识的诸葛亮，竟然如此热心肠，愿意伸出援手帮助灾民。他暗下决心，日后定要效仿诸葛亮的善举，帮助更多需要帮助的人。

huā shuō sān guó shí qī, zhū gé liàng de cáinéng míng yáng tiān xià, xǔ duō rén dōu mù míng ér lái, xiǎng yào yī dǔ qí fēng cǎi. yī rì, yī wèi lái zì běi fāng de xiǎo lì, míng jiào lǐ xiānsheng, dài zhe yī fēng qiú zhù xìn lái dào zhū gé liàng de fǔ dì. xìn zhōng jiǎng shù le lǐ xiānsheng jiā xiāng zāo shòu shuǐ zāi, bǎi xìng liú lí shì suǒ, kěn qǐng zhū gé liàng shī yǐ yuán shǒu. zhū gé liàng dǎ kāi xìn jiàn, rèn zhēn de yuè dú hòu, tā fā xiàn zì jǐ yǔ zhè lǐ xiānsheng sù bù xiāng shí, dàn tā bìng méi yǒu yīn cǐ ér jù jué bāng zhù. zhū gé liàng shēn zhī bǎi xìng jí kǔ, lì jí fēn fù shǒu xià zhǔn bèi dà liàng de liáng shí hé yī wù, bìng qīn zì xiě le yī fēng huí xìn, ān wèi lǐ xiānsheng hé shòu zāi de bǎi xìng, bìng chéng nuò huì jǐn kuài pài rén qián wǎng zāi qū zhèn zāi. lǐ xiānsheng lí kāi zhū gé liàng fǔ dì shí, xīn lǐ chōng mǎn le gǎn jī zhī qíng. tā méi xiǎng dào, zì jǐ sù bù xiāng shí de zhū gé liàng, jìng rán rú cǐ rè xīn cháng, yuàn yì shēn chū yuán shǒu bāng zhù zāi mín. tā àn xià jué xīn, rì hòu dìng yào xiào fǎng zhū gé liàng de shàn jǔ, bāng zhù gèng duō xū yào bāng zhù de rén.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang's talent was known throughout the land, and many people came from afar to see him. One day, a low-ranking official from the north, Mr. Li, came to Zhuge Liang's mansion with a letter of plea. The letter described how Mr. Li's hometown was suffering from a flood, and the people were displaced. He begged Zhuge Liang for help. Zhuge Liang opened the letter and read it carefully. He found that he did not know Mr. Li, but he did not refuse to help. Zhuge Liang deeply understood the suffering of the people and immediately ordered his subordinates to prepare large amounts of food and clothing, and he personally wrote a letter to comfort Mr. Li and the flood victims, and promised to send people to the disaster area to provide relief as soon as possible. When Mr. Li left Zhuge Liang's mansion, he was filled with gratitude. He had not expected that Zhuge Liang, whom he did not know, would be so kind-hearted and willing to lend a helping hand to the disaster victims. He secretly resolved to emulate Zhuge Liang's good deeds and help more people in need in the future.

Usage

形容彼此不认识。

xióngróng bǐ cǐ bù rènshi

Describes that two people do not know each other.

Examples

• 我和他素不相识，却在工作中成为了好朋友。

  wo he ta su bu xiang shi, que zai gongzuo zhong chengle hao pengyou.

  I didn't know him before, but we became good friends at work.

• 他们素不相识，却因为共同的爱好而走到了一起

  tamen su bu xiang shi, que yinwei gongtong de aihao er zou dao le yiqi

  They didn't know each other, but they came together because of their common hobbies

Related Idioms

• 素昧平生

• 陌生人

Opposite Idioms

• 一见如故

• 情同手足