HSK · Level 18
135 words
Chinese word
新生
Pronunciation
Pinyinxīn shēng
Meaning
- nounnew student
Example
我们班来了三个新生。wǒ men bān lái le sān gè xīn shēng
Three new students came to our class.
More examples
学校为新生举办了欢迎会，大家互相认识了。xué xiào wèi xīn shēng jǔ bàn le huān yíng huì dà jiā hù xiāng rèn shí le
The school organized a welcome party for the new students, and everyone got to know one another.
Core concept
A person newly entering a school or group, or newly beginning life.
Common phrases
新生欢迎会xīn shēng huān yíng huì
welcome party for new students
新生培训xīn shēng péi xùn
training for new students
新生导师xīn shēng dǎo shī
new student mentor
Similar words
学生xué shēng: A person who attends school and studies there.
同学tóng xué: A fellow student at the same school or in the same class.
新入生xīn rù shēng: A student who has recently enrolled in a school.
新成员xīn chéng yuán: A person who has recently joined a group or organization.
Definition in Chinese
指新近入学的学生，也可泛指刚加入某一集体的新成员。zhǐ xīn jìn rù xué de xué shēng yě kě fàn zhǐ gāng jiā rù mǒu yì jí tǐ de xīn chéng yuán
Word origin
新生 (xīnshēng, "new life or new student") combines 新 (xīn, "new") with 生 (shēng, "life or student"), so the compound covers a person newly entering a group and a person newly entering life.
Usage tips
- English speakers may associate a new student with a freshman, but this Chinese noun also covers a student who has newly joined without implying a particular year of study.