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新鲜 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say xīn xiān slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
新鲜用来形容食物、空气等新近的或未经过长时间保存的东西。
xīn xiān lái yòng xǔ róng fú róng dì fàn wù、kōng qì děng xīn jìn de huò wèi gēng wú zhǎng jiàn de dōng west.
新鲜 is used to describe food, air, and other things that are new or have not been stored for a long time.
Context note
新鲜常用于描述食物的新鲜度、空气的清新感以及日常生活中新事物的感觉。
xīn xiān cháng yòng xǔ róng fú róng dì shí wù de xīn xiān dù、kōng qì de xīn qīng gǎn yǐ jí rì cháng shēn zhōng lǐ xīn shì wù de gǎn jué.
新鲜 is commonly used to describe the freshness of food, the freshness of air, and the feeling of new things in daily life.
5 examples
今天的蔬菜很新鲜。
jīn tiān de shū cài hěn xīn xiān。
Today's vegetables are very fresh.
这空气真新鲜。
zhè kōng qì zhēn xīn xiān。
The air is really fresh.
我买的新鲜水果很好吃。
wǒ mǎi de xīn xiān shuǐ guǒ hěn hǎo chī。
The fresh fruit I bought tastes good.
这个新闻很新鲜。
zhè ge xīn wén hěn xīn xiān。
This news is very new.
他刚从国外回来，感觉非常新鲜。
tā gāng cóng guó wài huí lái， gǎn jué fēi cháng xīn xiān。
He just came back from abroad and feels very fresh.
5 mini stories
妈妈买了很多新鲜的水果。爸爸很高兴。
mā ma mǎi le hěn duō xīn xiān de shuǐ guǒ。 bà ba hěn gāo xìng。
Mom bought a lot of fresh fruit. Dad was very happy.
小明每天早上都会去公园呼吸新鲜空气。
xiǎo míng měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì qù gōng yuán hū xī xīn xiān kōng qì。
Every morning, Xiaoming would go to the park to breathe fresh air.
我们去了一个新开的餐厅，食物非常新鲜。
wǒ men qù le yí gè xīn kāi de cān tīng， shí wù fēi cháng xīn xiān。
We went to a newly opened restaurant and the food was very fresh.
姐姐刚从国外回来，感觉一切都很新鲜。
jiě jie gāng cóng guó wài huí lái， gǎn jué yí qiè dōu hěn xīn xiān。
My sister just came back from abroad, everything feels new to her.
这个季节的水果特别新鲜。妈妈每天都买。
zhè ge jì jié de shuǐ guǒ tè bié xīn xiān。 mā ma měi tiān dōu mǎi。
The fruit in this season is especially fresh. Mom buys it every day.