How to Say ‘Get a new one’ in Simplified Chinese
拿个新的
ná gè xīn de
[ná guh sheen de]
💬 Usage Tip: In casual speech, 一个 often shrinks to just 个 after a verb. 新的 stands in for the thing itself, "a new one": 拿个大的 "get a big one".
Phrase Breakdown
拿
ná
[ná]
to take; to carry
To pick up and carry something with the hand.
我去拿杯子。
I'll go get the cups.
个
gè
[guh]
general measure word
A very common measure word used with many nouns, including people in simple counting.
一个大人和一个孩子。
One adult and one child.
新
xīn
[sheen]
new
something fresh, recent, or not old
公司总是需要新的想法。
A company always needs new ideas.
的
de
[de]
(nominalizing particle) one
After an adjective, makes it mean 'the ... one'.
我要大的。
I want the big one.
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