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新鲜 xīnxiān

新鲜 xīnxiān Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 新鲜 xīnxiān .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xīnxiān | xin1 xian1
English translation
fresh (experience, food etc)
freshness
novel
uncommon

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About 新鲜 xīnxiān

Read some general information about the Chinese word 新鲜 xīnxiān .

Traditional form

新鮮

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng
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Etymology of 新鲜 xīnxiān

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Xīn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. jīn represents the meaning and Xīn represents the sound. The (wood) component was added later. Based on the original meaning "firewood", now written as xīn . The current meaning "new" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

亲斤

Number of Strokes

13
xiǎn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Yáng represents the sound. Simplified form of xiān .

Phonetic compound

Yáng

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

鱼羊

Number of Strokes

14

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Example sentences using 新鲜 xīnxiān

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要是 yàoshi Néng tiān tiān chī dào 新鲜 xīnxiān de ròu jiù hǎo le .

I wish I could afford to dine off fresh meat every day.

yǒu xiē 晕船 yùn chuán ,所以 suǒyǐ dào 甲板 jiǎ bǎn shǎng 呼吸 hūxī xiē 新鲜 xīnxiān 空气 kōngqì .

I felt seasick so I went up on deck for some fresh air.

一年 de 这个 zhè ge 时候 shíhou ràng zuǐ chán de shì 新鲜 xīnxiān 水果 shuǐguǒ .

It is the fresh fruit that tempts me at this time of year.

yòng 电动 diàn dòng 榨汁机 zhà zhī jī 榨取 zhà qǔ 新鲜 xīnxiān de 橙汁 chéng zhī .

He makes fresh orange juice with an electric extractor.

那个 nà ge 年老 nián lǎo de 教堂 jiào táng 管事, zhǔ zhāo gēn 拐杖 guǎizhàng , zhēng zài de 家门口呼吸 hūxī 新鲜 xīnxiān 空气 kōngqì .

The old sexton, leaning on a crutch, was taking the air at his cottage door.

新鲜 xīnxiān Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 新鲜 xīnxiān and their own compounds.

新鲜 xīnxiān Compounds

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