生词

生詞

shēngcí

noun HSK 2 #67,079

Meanings

A word that is still 'raw'/unfamiliar to you.

HSK 1

今天学了很多生词。

Jīntiān xué le hěnduō shēngcí.

I learned many new words today.

HSK 1

请记住这些生词。

Qǐng jìzhù zhèxiē shēngcí.

Please remember these new words.

HSK 3

这篇文章生词太多了。

Zhè piān wénzhāng shēngcí tài duō le.

This article has too many new words.

usage

Think of 生词 as words that are still 'raw' (生) to you - not yet 'cooked'/familiar. Once you learn them, they become 熟词 (familiar words).

生 shēng

词 cí