新
手

New hand in Chinese: 新手 (xīn shǒu)

xīn shǒu

new hand

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1new hand
  2. 2novice
  3. 3raw recruit

Stroke order

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新
手

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他刚学开车,还是个新手。

    tā gāng xué kāi chē, hái shì gè xīn shǒu。

    He just learned to drive and is still a novice.

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Related words

新

xīn

new

手

shǒu

hand

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

新闻

xīn wén

news

新鲜

xīn xiān

fresh (experience, food etc)

握手

wò shǒu

to shake hands

重新

chóng xīn

again

对手

duì shǒu

opponent

手工

shǒu gōng

handwork

手术

shǒu shù

(surgical) operation

手套

shǒu tào

glove

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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