unfamiliar character; new vocabulary
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
unfamiliar character or word; new vocabulary item (especially one not yet learned or recognized)
Primarily used in educational contexts to refer to characters or words that students encounter in texts but have not yet learned or memorized. Often contrasted with 熟字 (familiar characters).
Zhè这
piān篇
kè课
wén文
yǒu有
èr二
shí十
gè个
shēng生
zì字
。
This text contains twenty new characters.
Qǐng请
tóng同
xué学
men们
bǎ把
shēng生
zì字
chāo抄
xiě写
zài在
liàn练
xí习
běn本
shàng上
。
Please copy the new characters into your exercise books, students.
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Lǎo老
shī师
míng明
tiān天
yào要
tīng听
xiě写
shēng生
zì字
。
The teacher will dictate the new characters tomorrow.
Yù遇
dào到
shēng生
zì字
shí时
，
yào要
xiān先
kàn看
shàng上
xià下
wén文
cāi猜
yì意
si思
。
When encountering unfamiliar characters, first look at the context to guess the meaning.