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新词

xīncí

new expression; neologism

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Meaning and common use

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new expression; neologism

REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES

How 新词 actually appears in real sentences.

These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 新词 appears in 3 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.

我喜欢新词。wǒ xǐ huān xīn cí。

I like neologisms.

我的时间很宝贵，因为时间是我们所拥有最珍贵的东西。但我总有时间学语言，因为每学一个新词，我们的世界就会变得更有趣一点。wǒ de shí jiān hěn bǎo guì， yīn wèi shí jiān shì wǒ men suǒ yōng yǒu zuì zhēn guì de dōng xī。 dàn wǒ zǒng yǒu shí jiān xué yǔ yán， yīn wèi měi xué yí gè xīn cí， wǒ men de shì jiè jiù huì biàn dé gèng yǒu qù yì diǎn。

My time is expensive because time is the most precious thing we have. But for learning languages, I always have the time. Because with each new word we learn, our world becomes a tad more interesting.

我每天学十个新词。wǒ měi tiān xué shí gè xīn cí。

No published English translation for this sentence.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS

Words that keep company with 新词.

Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 新词.

Directly before

  • 一个新词1
  • 喜欢新词1
  • 十个新词1

Directly after

  • No repeated neighbour in the corpus.
ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 新词

What does 新词 mean in Chinese?

新词 (xīncí) means new expression; neologism.

How do you pronounce 新词?

新词 is pronounced xīncí.

Is 新词 an HSK word?

新词 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

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