"new generation" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
新生代	xīn shēng dài	new generation
新一代	xīn yī dài	new generation	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
代	dài	to be a substitute for / to act on behalf of / to replace / to substitute / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon	syn
全新	quán xīn	all new / completely new	syn
世	shì	life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble	syn
新生	xīn shēng	new / newborn / emerging / nascent / rebirth / regeneration / new life / new student	syn
创新創新	chuàng xīn	to bring forth new ideas / to blaze new trails / innovation	syn
一代	yī dài	generation	syn
新型	xīn xíng	new type / new kind	syn
前辈前輩	qián bèi	senior / older generation / precursor	syn
焕然一新煥然一新	huàn rán yī xīn	to look completely new (idiom) / brand new / changed beyond recognition	syn
下一代	xià yī dài	the next generation	syn
长辈長輩	zhǎng bèi	one's elders / older generation	syn
新款	xīn kuǎn	new style / latest fashion / new model	syn
媳妇媳婦	xí fù	daughter-in-law / wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation	syn
后人後人	hòu rén	later generation	syn
先辈先輩	xiān bèi	an older generation / ancestors / forefathers	syn
开拓開拓	kāi tuò	to break new ground (for agriculture) / to open up (a new seam) / to develop (border regions) / fig. to open up (new horizons)	syn
子弟	zǐ dì	child / the younger generation	syn
新颖新穎	xīn yǐng	lit. new bud / fig. new and original	syn
世代	shì dài	for many generations / generation / era / age	syn
一世	yī shì	generation / period of 30 years / one's whole lifetime / lifelong / age / era / times / the whole world / the First (of numbered European kings)	syn
父辈父輩	fù bèi	people of one's parents' generation	syn
代代相传代代相傳	dài dài xiāng chuán	passed on from generation to generation (idiom) / to hand down	syn
后起之秀後起之秀	hòu qǐ zhī xiù	(idiom) an up-and-coming youngster / new talent / a brilliant younger generation	syn
祖传祖傳	zǔ chuán	passed on from ancestors / handed down from generation to generation	syn
新纪元新紀元	xīn jì yuán	new era / new epoch	syn
新居	xīn jū	new residence / new home
生手	shēng shǒu	novice / new hand / sb new to a job	syn
后生後生	hòu shēng	young generation / youth / young man	syn
代沟代溝	dài gōu	generation gap
后辈後輩	hòu bèi	younger generation	syn
旧物舊物	jiù wù	old property (esp. inherited from former generation) / former territory	syn
老一辈老一輩	lǎo yī bèi	previous generation / older generation	syn
小辈小輩	xiǎo bèi	the younger generation	syn
新版	xīn bǎn	new edition / new version
后来居上後來居上	hòu lái jū shàng	lit. late-comer lives above (idiom) / the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation / the pupil surpasses the master	syn
新政	xīn zhèng	new policy / New Deal (Roosevelt's 1933 policy to deal with the Great Depression)	syn
喜新厌旧喜新厭舊	xǐ xīn yàn jiù	lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom) / fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old	syn
晚辈晚輩	wǎn bèi	the younger generation / those who come after	syn
末代	mò dài	final generation	syn
同辈同輩	tóng bèi	of the same generation / person of the same generation / peer	syn
后进後進	hòu jìn	less advanced / underdeveloped / lagging behind / the younger generation / the less experienced ones	syn
拜年	bài nián	to pay a New Year call / to wish sb a Happy New Year	syn
火力发电火力發電	huǒ lì fā diàn	thermal power generation
新知	xīn zhī	new knowledge / new friend	syn
足下	zú xià	you (used to a superior or between persons of the same generation) / below the foot	syn
秘传祕傳	mì chuán	to hand down secret knowledge from generation to generation within a school or family etc
祖祖辈辈祖祖輩輩	zǔ zǔ bèi bèi	for generations / from generation to generation	syn
少壮派少壯派	shào zhuàng pài	young guard / young and vigorous group with new ideas / new wave
簇新	cù xīn	brand-new / spanking new	syn
换代換代	huàn dài	to transition to a new dynasty or regime / to replace an older product with an upgraded, new-generation one	syn
贺岁賀歲	hè suì	to extend New Year's greetings / to pay a New Year's visit	syn
二世	èr shì	the Second (of numbered kings) / second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans)
迎新	yíng xīn	to see in the New Year / to welcome new guests / by extension, to receive new students
雨后春笋雨後春筍	yǔ hòu chūn sǔn	lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom) / fig. rapid new growth / many new things emerge in rapid succession	syn
别开生面別開生面	bié kāi shēng miàn	to start sth new or original (idiom) / to break a new path / to break fresh ground	syn
因势利导因勢利導	yīn shì lì dǎo	to take advantage of the new situation (idiom) / to make the best of new opportunities	syn
小子	xiǎo zǐ	(literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)	syn
传给傳給	chuán gei	to pass on (to sb) / to send / to pass (e.g. in football) / to give directly (by hand) / to deliver / to hand over / to transfer / to relay / to transmit / to hand on (to the next generation)
第二代	dì èr dài	second generation
第三代	dì sān dài	third generation
二代	èr dài	second generation
第一代	dì yī dài	first generation
绝代絕代	jué dài	peerless / unmatched in his generation / incomparable (talent, beauty)	syn
新风新風	xīn fēng	new trend / new custom	syn
新欢新歡	xīn huān	new flame / new lover
第四代	dì sì dài	fourth generation
第五代	dì wǔ dài	fifth generation
春节联欢晚会春節聯歡晚會	chūn jié lián huān wǎn huì	CCTV New Year's Gala, Chinese New Year special / abbr. to 春晚[Chun1 Wan3]
隔世	gé shì	separated by a generation / a lifetime ago
第六代	dì liù dài	sixth generation
长江后浪推前浪長江後浪推前浪	cháng jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng	lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom) / fig. the new is constantly replacing the old / each new generation excels the previous / (of things) to be constantly evolving
新芽	xīn yá	new shoot / new sprout
同侪同儕	tóng chái	peer / member of the same class, generation or social group
业障業障	yè zhàng	karmic hindrance (Buddhism) / karmic consequences that stand in the way of enlightenment / (term of abuse, especially toward the younger generation) devil spawn / (fig.) money	syn
新民主主义革命新民主主義革命	xīn mín zhǔ zhǔ yì gé mìng	(Maoism) New Democracy (aka New Democratic Revolution)	syn
守岁守歲	shǒu suì	to see in the New Year / to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve
老辈老輩	lǎo bèi	the older generation / ancestors	syn
履新	lǚ xīn	(of an official) to take up a new post / (literary) to celebrate the New Year	syn
旧年舊年	jiù nián	last year / the Chinese New Year (i.e. the new year in the old calendar)	syn
平辈平輩	píng bèi	of the same generation	syn
纳新納新	nà xīn	to accept the new / to take fresh (air) / fig. to accept new members (to reinvigorate the party) / new blood
项英項英	xiàng yīng	Xiang Ying (1898-1941), communist general involved in forming the New Fourth Army 新四軍\|新四军[Xin1 si4 jun1], killed in 1941 during the New Fourth Army incident 皖南事變\|皖南事变[Wan3 nan2 Shi4 bian4]
尊	zūn	senior / of a senior generation / to honor / to respect / honorific / classifier for cannons and statues / ancient wine vessel	syn
贤賢	xián	worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation	syn
曹	cáo	class or grade / generation / plaintiff and defendant (old) / government department (old)	syn
辈輩	bèi	lifetime / generation / group of people / class / classifier for generations / (literary) classifier for people	syn
峰回路转峰回路轉	fēng huí lù zhuǎn	the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom) / (of a mountain road) twisting and turning / fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly / things have taken a new turn	syn
传帮带傳幫帶	chuán bāng dài	to pass on experience (to the next generation)
的	de	of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的\|跑堂儿的[pao3tang2r5de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs	syn
新	xīn	new / newly / meso- (chemistry)	syn
纽约紐約	niǔ yuē	New York
出场出場	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	syn
曼哈顿曼哈頓	màn hā dùn	Manhattan island / Manhattan borough of New York City
百老汇百老匯	bǎi lǎo huì	Broadway (New York City)
新年	xīn nián	New Year / CL:個\|个[ge4]	syn
新泽西新澤西	xīn zé xī	New Jersey, US state
新人	xīn rén	newcomer / fresh talent / newlywed, esp. new bride / bride and groom / (paleoanthropology) Homo sapiens	syn
布鲁克林布魯克林	bù lǔ kè lín	Brooklyn, borough of New York City

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"new generation" Chinese-English Dictionary

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