This is the 10th most frequent Chinese word.


"New"


Here, 新 (xīn) is used as an adjective to describe something that is newly acquired or unused, emphasizing the state of being new.

我买了一件新衣服。

I bought a new piece of clothing.


In this sentence, 新 (xīn) modifies 学到 to indicate the recency of acquiring knowledge, showing an adverbial usage to denote something recent.

这是我新学到的知识。

This is the knowledge I recently learned.


新 (xīn) again acts as an adjective here, describing 'place' to emphasize that the location is different and recently settled upon.

我们搬到了一个新地方。

We moved to a new place.