初来乍到

Traditional form:

初來乍到

Pinyin (reading):

chūláizhàdào

Definitions:

• to be a newcomer
• just off the boat

Characters:

• 初 - beginning, initial, primary
• 来 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
• 乍 - first time, for the first time, suddenly
• 到 - to go to, to arrive

Traditional characters:

• 初 - beginning, initial, primary
• 來 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
• 乍 - first time, for the first time, suddenly
• 到 - to go to, to arrive