生词

生詞

shēngcí

noun HSK 2 #67,079

Meanings

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

今天学了很多生词。

Jīntiān xué le hěnduō shēngcí.

I learned many new words today.

请记住这些生词。

Qǐng jìzhù zhèxiē shēngcí.

Please remember these new words.

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