new in Chinese

How to write 新

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新 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.

新 in a sentence

• 我wǒ买mǎi了le一yī本běn新xīn书shū。

  I bought a new book.

• 这zhè是shì我wǒ的de新xīn手shǒu机jī。

  This is my new phone.

• 新xīn年nián快kuài乐lè！

  Happy New Year!

新 vs 旧 vs 新鲜

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 旧 jiù old (things)

  The antonym for objects — 新书/旧书. For people 'old' is 老, not 旧.

• 新鲜 xīn xiān fresh

  For food and air — 新鲜的水果 'fresh fruit'. 新 alone is 'new'.