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崭新

崭新 zhǎnxīn

崭新 zhǎnxīn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 崭新 zhǎnxīn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhǎnxīn | zhan3 xin1
English translation
brand new

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Traditional form

嶄新

Part of speech

Attributive / 区别词 Qūbié cí
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Etymology of 崭新 zhǎnxīn

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chán

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Shān represents the meaning and zhǎn represents the sound. Simplified form of zhǎn .

Phonetic compound

zhǎn

Semantic compound

Shān

Positional decomposition

山斩

Number of Strokes

11
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

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Example sentences using 崭新 zhǎnxīn

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Chén 秋兰, liào 美玲 Měi líng ( 1999 ) 崭新 zhǎnxīn ér 实用 shíyòng de 英语 Yīng yǔ 教学 jiào xué , 敦煌 Dūn huáng ,台北 Tái běi .

Halliwell, Susan ( 1992 ) Teaching English in the Primary Classroom, Longman.

那条防水 fáng shuǐ 崭新 zhǎnxīn 笔挺 bǐ tǐng

His waterproof trousers were brand new and stiff.

原来 yuánlái de 居民 jūmín 可能 kěnéng huì 认不出这个 zhè ge 崭新 zhǎnxīn de 城镇 chéng zhèn le

The new town would have been unrecognisable to the original inhabitants.

昨天 zuótiān gěi 自己 zìjǐ mǎi le 一辆崭新 zhǎnxīn de 小汽车 xiǎo qì chē

Yesterday he went off to buy himself a brand-new car.

崭新 zhǎnxīn Decomposition

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崭新 zhǎnxīn Compounds

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