new /nju:/

Meaning

English definition

• (adj.) not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
• (adj.) having no previous example or precedent or parallel
• (adj.) other than the former one(s); different

Chinese translation

• a. 新的, 陌生的, 最近的, 不熟悉的
• [法] 新发现的, 新的, 重新开始的

Word details

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

/nju:/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao

Frequency

Zipf 6.25 · Common

Word forms

newer, newest

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