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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

新鲜 [xīnxiān]
  1. 1. adjective [指食物] fresh
    这些水果很新鲜
    This fruit is very fresh.
  2. 2. adjective [指植物] tender
    新鲜的嫩芽
    tender shoots
  3. 3. adjective [清新] fresh
    新鲜空气
    fresh air
  4. 4. adjective [新奇] novel
    新鲜经验
    novel experience

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

新鲜 [xīnxiān]
  1. 1. fresh
    鱼有点不新鲜了。
    The fish is slightly off.
    尝个新鲜
    have a taste of what is just in season
  2. 2. new; novel; strange
    新鲜经验
    new (or fresh) experience
    这话真新鲜
    That's a strange thing to say.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

新鲜 [xīnxiān]
  1. 1. (蔬菜、水果等)刚采摘的
    新鲜的黄瓜。
  2. 2. (食物等)刚生产或加工而没有变质的
    新鲜蛋糕。
  3. 3. 清新洁净、没有污染的
    新鲜空气。
  4. 4. 色彩新而鲜艳
    颜色很新鲜
  5. 5. 新出现的;有生机的
    新鲜事物。
  6. 6. 少见的;稀罕的
    新鲜而又离奇。
    新鲜事不少。

Examples

多么新鲜的水果啊!
How fresh the fruit is! or What fresh fruit!
呼吸新鲜空气
have a breath of fresh air
这鱼可是新鲜的。
The fish is really fresh.
我讲不出什么新鲜玩意儿。
There won't be anything new in my story.
输送新鲜血液
infuse new blood
新鲜玩意儿
newfangled gadget
吸进新鲜空气
inhale fresh air
我好像乡下人头回进城,见啥都觉得新鲜
I felt like a country bumpkin coming to town for the first time. Everything which met my eyes was a novelty.
尝个新鲜
have a taste of what is just in season

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