新手 meaning in English

xīnshǒu

new hand; novice

HSK 7-9noun17 strokes

Meaning of 新手

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xīnshǒu
  1. new hand
  2. novice
  3. raw recruit

新手 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ还hái是shì个gè新xīn手shǒu。
I'm still a beginner.
我wǒ想xiǎng要yào一yī部bù新xīn手shǒu机jī!
I want a new cellphone!
我wǒ永yǒng远yuǎn是shì一yí个gè电diàn脑nǎo新xīn手shǒu。
I am an eternal PC-newbie.
当dāng说shuō到dào爱ài情qíng,女nǚ人rén是shì专zhuān家jiā而ér男nán人rén永yǒng远yuǎn是shì新xīn手shǒu。
When it comes to love, women are experts and men eternal novices.
他tā仍réng是shì个gè商shāng业yè新xīn手shǒu。
He is still green in business.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

新 xīn · new · 13 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

手 shǒu · hand · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 新手.

手机shǒujīcell phone; mobile phone
洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoilet; lavatory
新年xīnniánNew Year
重新chóngxīnagain; once more; re-
新闻xīnwénnews
手表shǒubiǎowristwatch
举手jǔshǒuto raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)
手指shǒuzhǐfinger
对手duìshǒuopponent; rival
选手xuǎnshǒuathlete; contestant
歌手gēshǒusinger
握手wòshǒuto shake hands

Questions about 新手

What does 新手 mean?

新手 (xīnshǒu) means "new hand; novice" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 新手?

新手 is made of 2 characters: 新 (13 strokes), 手 (4 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 新手 an HSK word?

Yes. 新手 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.