新生事物 (xīn shēng shì wù) — new things; new phenomena; novelty (in the sense of emerging developments)
Definition
A set phrase meaning a 'newly emerging thing or phenomenon' — something that has just appeared and is still developing. Implies a positive, forward-looking view of change, unlike the plain novelty sense of 新鲜事.
noun
new thingsnew phenomenanovelty (in the sense of emerging developments)
Examples
- 新生事物。Hù lián wǎng de pǔ jí cuī shēng le xǔ duō xīn shēng shì wù.The spread of the internet has given rise to many new phenomena.
- 新生事物。Wǒ men yào yǐ kāi fàng de xīn tài jiē shòu xīn shēng shì wù.We should accept new things with an open mind.
- 新生事物。Rèn hé xīn shēng shì wù de chū xiàn dōu huì jīng lì yí gè bèi rèn shi de guò chéng.The emergence of any new phenomenon goes through a process of being understood.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head
The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.
新 and 生 describe newly emerging 事 and 物, meaning new phenomena.
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