新手

xīn shǒu · xin shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. new hand
  2. novice
  3. raw recruit

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)对(duì)新(xīn)手(shǒu)来(lái)说(shuō)是(shì)一(yì)本(běn)很(hěn)好(hǎo)的(de)手(shǒu)册(cè)。

This book is a good guide for beginners.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

作(zuò)为(wéi)新(xīn)手(shǒu),他(tā)第(dì)一(yī)次(cì)开(kāi)车(chē)时(shí)非(fēi)常(cháng)紧(jǐn)张(zhāng)。

As a novice, he was very nervous when driving for the first time.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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