How to Say ‘The shrimp is very fresh today.’ in Simplified Chinese
今天的虾很新鲜。
jīn tiān de xiā hěn xīn xiān
[jeen-tyen duh xiā hen xīnxiān]
🇨🇳 In China: Servers often push the day's fresh catch. At many seafood restaurants you can see it live in tanks and point to the one you want.
Phrase Breakdown
今天的虾
jīn tiān de xiā
today's shrimp
This is the subject. 的 (de) is light and unstressed.
今天的虾很大。
Today's shrimp is big.
Words in this phrase
今天
jīn tiān
[jeen-tyen]
today
The current day; used when talking about what is happening now.
今天有一个很重要的职业活动。
Today there is a very important career event.
的
de
[duh]
's; possessive particle
A structural particle often used to show possession, like 'my' or 'your.'
我的老师很好。
My teacher is very good.
虾
xiā
[xiā]
shrimp
A small shellfish, common in Chinese cooking.
我喜欢吃虾。
I like eating shrimp.
很新鲜。
hěn xīn xiān
is very fresh
很 (hěn) means 'very'. 新鲜 (xīnxiān) means 'fresh', with two high first tones.
这个鱼很新鲜。
This fish is very fresh.
Words in this phrase
很
hěn
[hen]
very
An adverb meaning “very,” often used before adjectives in polite conversation.
这个活动很热闹，“很”常用来加强语气。
This event is lively; 很 is often used to strengthen the tone.
新鲜
xīn xiān
[xīnxiān]
fresh
Recently caught, picked or made; not stale.
这些鱼很新鲜。
These fish are very fresh.
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