yī​zāo​shēng​liǎng​zāo​shú

strangers first, friends later

  1. numeral
    one
    one; the number 1; single; alone
  2. times
    measure word for the number of times an action occurs; a turn (equivalent to or huí)
  3. shēng nounadjective
    unfamiliar
    unfamiliar; strange; unacquainted
  4. liǎng
    non-Chinese
  5. two
    two; used before most measure words, with the number ten, or with large units like thousand or ten thousand; also used for things that come in pairs
  6. times
    measure word for the number of times an action occurs; a turn (equivalent to or huí)
  7. shú adjective
    familiar
    familiar; well-acquainted; well-known through frequent contact