生
词

New word (in textbook) in Chinese: 生词 (shēng cí)

shēng cí

new word (in textbook)

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 生詞1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1new word (in textbook)
  2. 2word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied

Stroke order

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词

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ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄘˊ

cí

ㄘ/ cˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

生词

Simplified

生詞

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这篇课文里有很多生词。

    zhè piān kè wén lǐ yǒu hěn duō shēng cí。

    There are many new words in this text.

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Related words

词

cí

word

生

shēng

to be born

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

学生

xué sheng

student

医生

yī shēng

doctor

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

生日

shēng rì

birthday

词语

cí yǔ

word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

出生

chū shēng

to be born

词典

cí diǎn

dictionary

发生

fā shēng

to happen

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