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新手 Pronunciation and Pinyin

新手 Usage and Examples

beginner

novice

newbie

rookie

我得告诉你,我干这活完全是个新手。

I should tell you, I'm completely new to this kind of work.

白腰带表示他完全是个新手。

The white belt signifies that he's an absolute beginner.

The characters in 新手

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
新
xīn13new, fresh, recent
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy

More words starting with 新

  • xīn新 de的new, fresh
  • xīn新yí一dài代new generation, next generation
  • xīn新yí一dài代yuán员gōng工next-gen employees, new generation of employees
  • xīn新yí一dài代de的next-generation, new-generation
  • xīn新yí一dài代de的xué学zhě者men们new generation of scholars, next generation of scholars
  • xīn新yí一dài代de的nián年qīng轻rén人the new generation, the next generation
  • xīn新yí一dài代de的huà画jiā家new generation of painters, next-generation painters
  • xīn新yì一tiān天de的of a new day, a new day's
  • xīn新yí一jì季new season, next season
  • xīn新yí一jiè届the new, the new session
  • xīn新yì一nián年New Year, the new year
  • xīn新yì一pī批de的new batch of, latest batch of

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Questions about 新手

What does 新手 mean in Chinese?

新手 (xīn shǒu) means “beginner, novice, newbie, rookie”.

How do you pronounce 新手?

新手 is pronounced xīn shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “beginner” in Chinese?

“beginner” is 新手 (xīn shǒu) in Chinese.

How is 新手 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 新手, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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