新生
xīn shēng
Pinyin

Definition

新生
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xīn shēng
  1. new
  2. newborn
  3. emerging
  4. nascent
  5. rebirth
  6. regeneration
  7. new life
  8. new student

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
新
Xīn
  1. 1 abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xīn jiāng] or Singapore 新加坡[Xīn jiā pō]
  2. 2 surname Xin
新增
xīn zēng
  1. 1 newly added
  2. 2 additional
  3. 3 to add (to what already exists)
新年
xīn nián
  1. 1 New Year
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
新春
xīn chūn
  1. 1 the beginning of Spring
  2. 2 the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day
新浪
Xīn làng
  1. 1 Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
更新
gēng xīn
  1. 1 to replace the old with new
  2. 2 to renew
  3. 3 to renovate
  4. 4 to upgrade
  5. 5 to update
  6. 6 to regenerate
生
shēng
  1. 1 to be born
  2. 2 to give birth
  3. 3 life
  4. 4 to grow
  5. 5 raw
  6. 6 uncooked
  7. 7 student
生命
shēng mìng
  1. 1 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
  2. 2 living being
  3. 3 creature
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],條|条[tiáo]
生日
shēng rì
  1. 1 birthday
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
生活
shēng huó
  1. 1 life
  2. 2 activity
  3. 3 to live
  4. 4 livelihood
发生
fā shēng
  1. 1 to happen
  2. 2 to occur
  3. 3 to take place
  4. 4 to break out
一生
yī shēng
  1. 1 all one's life
  2. 2 throughout one's life
今生
jīn shēng
  1. 1 this life
来生
lái shēng
  1. 1 next life
先生
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
全新
quán xīn
  1. 1 all new
  2. 2 completely new
出生
chū shēng
  1. 1 to be born
刷新
shuā xīn
  1. 1 to renovate
  2. 2 to refurbish
  3. 3 to refresh (computer window)
  4. 4 to write a new page (in history)
  5. 5 to break (a record)
创新
chuàng xīn
  1. 1 innovation
  2. 2 to bring forth new ideas
  3. 3 to blaze new trails

Idioms (20)

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
  1. 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seethe with anger
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
九死一生
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
  1. 1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
  2. 2 new lease of life
了无生趣
liǎo wú shēng qù
  1. 1 to lose all interest in life (idiom)
人生一世，草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
  1. 1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
  1. 1 it's a small world (idiom)
人生如梦
rén shēng rú mèng
  1. 1 life is but a dream (idiom)
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露
rén shēng zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生盛衰
rén shēng shèng shuāi
  1. 1 life has its ups and downs (idiom)
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
  1. 1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
出生入死
chū shēng rù sǐ
  1. 1 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
  2. 2 brave
  3. 3 willing to risk life and limb
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
  1. 1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
初生之犊不畏虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ
  1. 1 lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the fearlessness of youth
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the young are fearless
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
  1. 1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
  2. 2 to break fresh ground
劫后余生
jié hòu yú shēng
  1. 1 after the calamity, renewed life (idiom); new lease of life
厚死薄生
hòu sǐ bó shēng
  1. 1 lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
  2. 2 fig. to live in the past (idiom)

Sample Sentences

那么作为外交学院的新生，今天与“偶像”近距离接触的机会实属难得。在洪辉先生演讲结束后，我们也将开放提问环节，请各位同学抓住机会，踊跃参与提问。
nàme zuòwéi wàijiāoxuéyuàn de xīnshēng ，jīntiān yǔ “ǒuxiàng ”jìn jùlí jiēchù de jīhuì shí shǔ nándé 。zài Hóng Huī xiānsheng yǎnjiǎng jiéshù hòu ，wǒmen yě jiāng kāifàng tíwèn huánjié ，qǐng gèwèi tóngxué zhuāzhù jīhuì ，yǒngyuè cānyù tíwèn 。
As new students of China Foreign Affairs University, this is a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with an idol. So when Mr Hong finishes his speech, we'll allow a round of questions from the floor. I hope everyone will take advantage of this opportunity and jump at the chance to ask questions.
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过段时间又要开学了，新生要搬进我们寝室了。时间真快啊……
guò duàn shíjiān yòu yào kāixué le ，xīnshēng yào bān jìn wǒmen qǐnshì le 。shíjiān zhēn kuài à ……
It's that time of the year when school starts again. There will be freshmen moving in to our dorms. How time flies....
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你是大一新生吗？对话剧感兴趣吗？我们话剧社就在前面篮球场招募新人，这是我们的传单，请看一下。
nǐ shì dàyī xīnshēng ma ？duì huàjù gǎn xìngqù ma ？wǒmen huàjùshè jiù zài qiánmian lánqiúchǎng zhāomù xīnrén ，zhè shì wǒmen de chuándān ，qǐng kàn yīxià 。
Are you a first-year student? Are you interested in drama? Our drama society is recruiting new people in front of the basketball court. This is our leaflet. Please take a look.
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那是因为你们都是大一的新生。我大一的时候也很乖。不信你问小雨。
nà shì yīnwèi nǐmen dōu shì dàyī de xīnshēng 。wǒ dàyī de shíhou yě hěn guāi 。bùxìn nǐ wèn Xiǎoyǔ 。
That's because you are all new first-year students. When I was a first-year, I was well-behaved too. If you don't believe me, ask Xiaoyu.
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点名这件事情都是骗你们这些新生的，就算不去，也不会怎么样。
diǎnmíng zhè jiàn shìqing dōu shì piàn nǐmen zhèxiē xīnshēng de ，jiùsuàn bù qù ，yě bùhuì zěnmeyàng 。
This roll call stuff is just to fool you new students. Even if you don't go, nothing will happen.
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这种无聊的讲座，老师都喜欢让新生去凑人数。
zhèzhǒng wúliáo de jiǎngzuò ，lǎoshī dōu xǐhuan ràng xīnshēng qù còu rénshù 。
All the teachers like to use the new students to fill in the numbers for these kind of boring lectures.
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你要炒比特币？毕竟是新生事物，风险也太大了吧。现在汇率是多少？
nǐ yào chǎo bǐtèbì ？bìjìng shì xīnshēng shìwù ，fēngxiǎn yě tài dà le ba 。xiànzài huìlǜ shì duōshao ？
You want to invest in Bitcoins? After all, it's a newly developed thing. The risk has to be really high, right? What's the current exchange rate?
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我的第一感觉就是，她一定是大一的新生，长相一定非常漂亮。性格是俏皮还是温文尔雅？反正一定是我喜欢的那一型。不过没想到的是，之后连续的两个周末，我都在回家的班车上看到了她。
wǒ de dì yī gǎnjué jiùshì ，tā yīdìng shì dàyī de xīnshēng ，zhǎngxiàng yīdìng fēicháng piàoliang 。xìnggé shì qiàopí háishi wēnwéněryǎ ？fǎnzhèng yīdìng shì wǒ xǐhuan de nà yī xíng 。bùguò méixiǎngdào de shì ，zhīhòu liánxù de liǎng ge zhōumò ，wǒ dōu zài huíjiā de bānchē shàng kàndào le tā 。
My first impression was that she was definitely a freshman, and a beautiful one at that. Maybe she had a witty personality, or maybe she was gentle and cultivated, who knew? Either way, she was the type for me. However, I didn’t even realize that for the next two weekends, I would continue to see her on the way home.
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她就是我的第一个女朋友，高捷。大一新生，性格十分开朗，充满着朝气。
tā jiùshì wǒ de dì yī ge nǚpéngyou ，Gāo Jié 。dàyī xīnshēng ，xìnggé shífēn kāilǎng ，chōngmǎn zhe zhāoqì 。
It was her, my first girlfriend, Gaojie. A new freshmen with a glowing personality; filled with a youthful spirit.
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