Definition
新生事物 is a fixed four-character phrase meaning 'new things' or 'new phenomena' — typically referring to emerging trends, technologies, or social developments. Unlike the English 'novelty', which can also mean a trinket or the quality of being new, 新生事物 always refers to concrete or abstract new entities that have recently appeared. It is often used in discussions of social change, innovation, or historical progress.
n.
new thingsnew phenomenanovelty (in the sense of emerging developments)
Examples
- 新生事物。Hùliánwǎng de pǔjí cuīshēng le xǔduō xīn shēng shì wù.The spread of the internet has given rise to many new phenomena.
- 新生事物。Wǒmen yào yǐ kāifàng de xīntài jiēshòu xīn shēng shì wù.We should accept new things with an open mind.
- 新生事物。Rènhé xīn shēng shì wù de chūxiàn dōu huì jīnglì yí gè bèi rènshi de guòchéng.The emergence of any new phenomenon goes through a process of being understood.
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