Chinese
shēngcí
Meaning: new vocabulary word; unfamiliar word
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example sentences

我在課本上畫出了不認識的生詞。
我在课本上画出了不认识的生词。
I marked the new words I didn't know in the textbook.
請試著用這幾個生詞造一個句子。
Please try to make a sentence using these few new words.
遇到生詞時,我會查辭典。
When I encounter new words, I check the dictionary.

Usage Notes

Refers to words one has not learned or encountered before, especially in a language learning context.

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