新生

Chinese HSK 7-9 Vocabulary Chinese ★★ 2/5 neutral xīn shēng
拼音 xīn shēng
汉字拆解 新 = 亲 + 斤 (freshly cut; new); 生 = a plant sprouting from the ground (pictograph of life)

含义

Newborn; newly born; new student (fresher); regeneration; renewal. Used both literally (a newborn) and metaphorically (a new beginning or first-year student).

Context determines meaning: 新生儿 (newborn infant), 新生力量 (newly emerging force), 新生 as a noun for first-year students. Philosophically used for personal or societal rebirth.

例句

  1. 医院妇产科每天都有数十名新生婴儿降临人间。
  2. 大学迎来了今年的新生,校园里充满了青春的活力。
  3. 经历了那场几乎毁掉一切的危机之后,这座城市以顽强的意志完成了自我的新生。

用法指南

语境: education, medicine, philosophy, social commentary

语气: neutral

正确说法

  • 历经数年重建,这片曾经满目疮痍的土地如今已焕发出令人惊叹的新生,成为区域可持续发展的典范。(After years of reconstruction, this land, once ravaged and scarred, has now undergone an astonishing regeneration and become a model of regional sustainable development.)
  • 迎接新生不仅是家庭的大事,更是社会延续与希望的象征,承载着一代人对未来最深切的期盼。(Welcoming a newborn is not only a major event for a family but also a symbol of society's continuation and hope, carrying the most heartfelt expectations of a generation for the future.)

错误说法

  • 他新生了 — 新生 as a verb meaning 'to regenerate' is formal/literary; for 'a child was born,' say 他出生了 or 孩子降生了

起源与历史

新 (new) + 生 (life/birth/student) — newly born or newly come into being

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal

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