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 xīn shēng new / newborn / emerging / nascent / rebirth / regeneration / new life / new student
 xīn bīng new (army) recruit
 xīn qí novel / new / exotic
 xīn biān to compile anew / new (version) / newly set up (part of an organization)
 xīn rèn newly-appointed / newly elected / new (in a political office)
 gēng xīn to replace the old with new / to renew / to renovate / to upgrade / to update / to regenerate
 shàng shì to hit the market (of a new product) / to float (a company on the stock market)
 chuàng xīn innovation / to bring forth new ideas / to blaze new trails
 xīn shǒu new hand / novice / raw recruit
 quán xīn all new / completely new
 zhāo shēng to enroll new students / to get students
 shuā xīn to renovate / to refurbish / to refresh (computer window) / to write a new page (in history) / to break (a record)
 Chūn jié Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL:次[ci4]
 xīn xíng new type / new kind
 xīn jì shù new technology
 xīn rén newcomer / fresh talent / newlywed, esp. new bride / bride and groom / (paleoanthropology) Homo sapiens
 xīn nián New Year / CL:個|个[ge4]
 Niǔ yuē New York
 xīn jiàn new construction / newly built
 kāi tuò to break new ground (for agriculture) / to open up (a new seam) / to develop (border regions) / fig. to open up (new horizons)
 xīn bǎn new edition / new version
 Shí bào "Times" (newspaper, e.g. New York Times)
 xīn chǎn pǐn new product
 qiē huàn to switch over / to switch modes or data streams / to cut (to a new scene)
 dēng chǎng to go on stage / fig. to appear on the scene / used in advertising to mean new product
 xīn kuǎn new style / latest fashion / new model
 xīn yī dài new generation
 xīn shì jì 21st century / New Century (commonly used name)
 cài niǎo (coll.) sb new to a particular subject / rookie / beginner / newbie
 nián qián before the end of the year / before the new year
 chū chǎng (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform / (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete / (fig.) to enter the scene (e.g. a new product) / (of an examinee etc) to leave the venue
 guò nián to celebrate the Chinese New Year
 xīn yǐng lit. new bud / fig. new and original
 Sān xiá Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2] / Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
 xīn chūn the beginning of Spring / the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day
 xīn shū new book
 Yuán dàn New Year's Day
 Tài shān Tarzan (fictional character reared by apes in the jungle) / Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
 kāi xué foundation of a University or College / school opening / the start of a new term
 zhǎn xīn brand new
 xīn fáng brand new house / bridal chamber
西 Xīn xī lán New Zealand
 biàn shēn to undergo a transformation / to morph / to turn into / transformed version of sb or sth / new incarnation
 chū yī first day of lunar month / New Year's Day / first year in junior middle school
 chūn yùn (increased) passenger transportation around Chinese New Year
 chū rèn to take up a post / to start in a new job
 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / fig. to burst open / to feel happy or elated / new development grows out
 xīn cūn new housing development
 xīn shí dài new age
 chuàng xià to establish / to set (a new record)
 shǔ guāng dawn / fig. the dawn of a new era
 tì bǔ to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc) / a substitute / a replacement
 chū èr 2nd year in junior middle school / 2nd day of a lunar month / 2nd day of lunar New Year
 xīn xiù rising star / new talent
 xīn zhèng new policy / New Deal (Roosevelt's 1933 policy to deal with the Great Depression)
 Xī ní Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Australia
 jūn xùn military practice, esp. for reservists or new recruits / military training as a (sometimes compulsory) subject in schools and colleges / drill
 tōng chē to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc) / (of a locality) to have a transportation service / (Tw) to commute
 zài zào to give a new lease of life / to reconstruct / to reform / to rework / to recycle / to reproduce (copies, or offspring) / restoration / restructuring
 xīn chén dài xiè metabolism (biology) / the new replaces the old (idiom)
 xīn yì new idea
 Huá ěr Jiē Wall Street, New York / by extension, American big business
 huàn dài to transition to a new dynasty or regime / to replace an older product with an upgraded, new-generation one
 Xīn tái bì New Taiwan dollar (NTD)
 hè suì to extend New Year's greetings / to pay a New Year's visit
 bài nián to pay a New Year call / to wish sb a Happy New Year
 chū xīn to make new advances / to move forwards
 xīn guì nouveau riche / upstart / new appointee
 xīn ruì cutting-edge (in technology, science, fashion, the arts etc) / novel and competitive / new and dashing
 xīn shì new style / latest type
 xīn yuè new moon / crescent
 gāo cháo dié qǐ each new high point replaced by another / (of a movie etc) one climax after another
 Xīn shēng dài new generation
 shēng zì new character (in textbook) / character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied
 wǎng luó net for fishing or bird catching / (fig.) fetters / to snare (a valuable new team member etc) / to bring together under the one umbrella
 kuà yuè shì breakthrough / going beyond / leap-forward / unusual new development
 xīn jiē duàn new level / higher plane
 bái pí shū white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation) / white book
 tào yòng to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context) / to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation) / to borrow (a phrase) / (Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc)
 guā mù xiāng kàn to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth / to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
 Chú xī lunar New Year's Eve
 Xīn diàn Xindian or Hsintien city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
 xīn jū new residence / new home
 qiǎng tān to make an amphibious assault / to seize a beachhead / to gain a foothold in (a new market)
 rì xīn yuè yì daily renewal, monthly change (idiom) / every day sees new developments / rapid progress
 miàn shì to hit the market (of a new product)
 shēng qiān to advance to a higher-level position / to be promoted to a higher position in a new department
 xīn zhī new knowledge / new friend
 xīn fēng new trend / new custom
 Niǔ yuē Shí bào New York Times (newspaper)
 xīn huān new flame / new lover
 xīn xué qī new school term
 tuō tāi huàn gǔ to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom) / born again Daoist / to turn over a new leaf / fig. to change wholly / to create from other material (story, artwork etc)
 Tái bì New Taiwan dollar
 nián yè fàn New Year's Eve family dinner
 bié chū xīn cái to hit on sth new (idiom) / to display originality / to adopt an original approach
 xīn jì yuán new era / new epoch
 xīn dà lù the New World / the Americas as opposed to the Old World 舊大陸|旧大陆[jiu4 da4 lu4] or Eurasia
 yí jū to migrate / to move to a new place of residence
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