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Yalesān wihng
Definition
New and original; novel or innovative.
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How it's used
Focuses on the creative or inventive aspect of something being new rather than just being recently produced. It is often used to praise professional work, such as marketing campaigns, architectural designs, or artistic concepts. While it describes things that are fresh, it implies a level of sophistication or cleverness that distinguishes it from simple newness.
Examples
This design is very novel, nobody has thought of it before.
Your idea is so original, why don't you try doing it?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe everyday objects like a new shirt or a new phone, as it specifically highlights the novelty of the idea or design behind the object. For standard new items, use 新 instead.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
