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新手

xīn shǒu · xin shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. new hand
  2. novice
  3. raw recruit
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Learning to ride

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)是(shì)新手(xīnshǒu)，你(nǐ)骑(qí)慢(màn)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    I am a beginner. Ride a bit slower.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)陪(péi)你(nǐ)。新手(xīnshǒu)要(yào)先(xiān)学(xué)刹车(shāchē)。

    Okay, I will stay with you. A beginner must learn to brake first.

  3. Liangliang

    刹车(shāchē)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where is the brake?

  4. Dengdeng

    在(zài)你的(nǐde)左手(zuǒshǒu)这里(zhèlǐ)，按(àn)一下(yīxià)就(jiù)停(tíng)。

    It's here at your left hand. Press once and it stops.

  5. Liangliang

    新手(xīnshǒu)要(yào)慢慢(mànmàn)来(lái)。我(wǒ)先(xiān)坐下(zuòxia)休息(xiūxi)一下(yīxià)。

    A beginner should take it slowly. I'll sit down and rest first.

  6. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)还(hái)没(méi)骑(qí)呢(ne)！

    But you haven't ridden yet!

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)对(duì)新(xīn)手(shǒu)来(lái)说(shuō)是(shì)一(yì)本(běn)很(hěn)好(hǎo)的(de)手(shǒu)册(cè)。

This book is a good guide for beginners.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

作(zuò)为(wéi)新(xīn)手(shǒu)，他(tā)第(dì)一(yī)次(cì)开(kāi)车(chē)时(shí)非(fēi)常(cháng)紧(jǐn)张(zhāng)。

As a novice, he was very nervous when driving for the first time.

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