新鲜事 (xīn xiān) — something new, novelty, fresh event or news
Definition
新鲜事 refers to a new or unusual event/news, often something worth talking about. It is a fixed noun phrase (新鲜 + 事), distinct from the adjective 新鲜 on its own.
noun
something newnoveltyfresh event or news
Examples
- 新鲜事？Zuì jìn shēng huó zhōng yǒu méi yǒu shén me xīn xiān?Is there anything new in your life lately?
- 新鲜事。Tā zǒng xǐ huan fēn xiǎng shēn biān de xīn xiān.He always likes to share the new things around him.
- 新鲜事。Měi tiān dōu yǒu xīn de xīn xiān fā shēng.New things happen every day.
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