How to Say ‘New (here)’ in Traditional Chinese
新來的
xīn lái de
[xīn lái de]
💬 Usage Tip: 的 at the end turns 新來 "newly arrived" into 'the newly arrived one'. You can do the same with other descriptions, e.g. 賣菜的 "the vegetable seller".
Phrase Breakdown
新來
xīn lái
[xīn lái]
newly arrived
Describes someone who has just joined or come to a place, such as a new employee.
他是新來的同事。
He is a newly arrived colleague.
的
de
[de]
(nominalizing particle)
At the end of 是…的, it turns a description into a noun-like phrase: 'a red one'.
這本書是新的。
This book is new.
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