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新生

xīn shēng · xin sheng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. new
  2. newborn
  3. emerging
  4. nascent
  5. rebirth
  6. regeneration
  7. new life
  8. new student
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Welcoming freshmen

  1. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)大学(dàxué)开学(kāixué)，我(wǒ)要(yào)去(qù)接(jiē)新生(xīnshēng)。

    University starts tomorrow. I am going to welcome the freshmen.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)也(yě)是(shì)新生(xīnshēng)吧(ba)？

    You are a freshman too, right?

  3. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，我(wǒ)今年(jīnnián)大二(dàèr)。

    No, I am in my second year.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)教室(jiàoshì)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)吗(ma)？

    Then do you know where the classroom is?

  5. Dengdeng

    知道(zhīdào)。去年(qùnián)二十个(èrshígè)新生(xīnshēng)问(wèn)过(guò)我(wǒ)。

    I do. Last year twenty freshmen asked me.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)做(zuò)一个(yīgè)牌子(páizi)吧(ba)：新生(xīnshēng)请(qǐng)看(kàn)这里(zhèlǐ)。

    Then make a sign: freshmen, look here.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

新(xīn)生(shēng)小(xiǎo)牛(niú)跟(gēn)不(bu)上(shàng)逃(táo)离(lí)美(měi)洲(zhōu)虎(hǔ)的(de)牛(niú)群(qún)。

The newborn calf couldn't catch up with the herd running from the jaguar.

Tatoeba: Chinese by maina · English by VilhelmsPort · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

每(měi)年(nián)九(jiǔ)月(yuè)，学(xué)校(xiào)都(dōu)会(huì)迎(yíng)接(jiē)一(yì)批(pī)新(xīn)生(shēng)。

Every September, the school welcomes a new group of students.

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