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xīnxiān

新鲜xīnxiānxīnxiān
fresh
FromLesson 12inHardcore Chinese
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Usages of xīnxiān

这Zhè　家jiā　饭店fàndiàn　的de　鱼yú　和hé　菜cài　都dōu　很hěn　新鲜xīnxiān。Zhè jiā fàndiàn de yú hé cài dōu hěn xīnxiān.
The fish and dishes in this restaurant are all very fresh.
超市Chāoshì　里lǐ　今天jīntiān　的de　苹果píngguǒ　看起来kànqǐlái　特别tèbié　新鲜xīnxiān。Chāoshì lǐ jīntiān de píngguǒ kànqǐlái tèbié xīnxiān.
The apples in the supermarket today look especially fresh.
这zhè　家jiā　饭店fàndiàn　的de　菜cài　跟gēn　超市chāoshì　里lǐ　的de　蔬菜shūcài　一样yíyàng　新鲜xīnxiān。zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài gēn chāoshì lǐ de shūcài yíyàng xīnxiān.
The dishes in this restaurant are as fresh as the vegetables in the supermarket.
超市chāoshì　里lǐ　的de　饮料yǐnliào　很hěn　多duō，　蔬菜shūcài　也yě　很hěn　新鲜xīnxiān。chāoshì lǐ de yǐnliào hěn duō, shūcài yě hěn xīnxiān.
There are many drinks in the supermarket, and the vegetables are also very fresh.
那nà　家jiā　饭店fàndiàn　今天jīntiān　只zhǐ　有yǒu　两liǎng　条tiáo　新鲜xīnxiān　的de　鱼yú。nà jiā fàndiàn jīntiān zhǐ yǒu liǎng tiáo xīnxiān de yú.
That restaurant only has two fresh fish today.
我wǒ　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　郊区jiāoqū　散步sànbù，　说shuō　那里nàli　的de　空气kōngqì　比bǐ　城里chéngli　新鲜xīnxiān，　人rén　也yě　不bù　那么nàme　拥挤yōngjǐ。wǒ yéye nǎinai xǐhuan zài jiāoqū sànbù, shuō nàli de kōngqì bǐ chéngli xīnxiān, rén yě bù nàme yōngjǐ.
My grandparents like to take walks in the suburbs; they say the air there is fresher than in the city and there aren’t as many crowds.

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