新生 (xīn shēng) — (noun) new student, freshman; (adjective) newborn, newly born; (noun, figurative) new life, rebirth, regeneration
Definition
As a noun, 新生 means 'new student' (a person enrolling in a school) — narrower than 新人 ('newcomer' in any context). As an adjective, it means 'newly born / newborn', used literally for babies/animals or figuratively for rebirth.
noun
new studentfreshman
adjective
newbornnewly born(noun, figurative) new liferebirthregeneration
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 新生。Tā shì jīn nián rù xué de xīn shēng.He is a new student who enrolled this year.
- 新生。Zhè zhī xīn shēng xiǎo gǒu hěn kě ài.This newborn puppy is very cute.
- ，新生。Dì zhèn hòu, zhè zuò chéng shì kāi shǐ le xīn shēng.After the earthquake, this city started a new life.
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