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新款

xīnkuǎn

new style

A bright new coat among older plain ones on a rack
Memory picture

Characters in this word

新 xīn

Strokes
13
Radical
斤 — axe
Made of
亲 relatives, parents 斤 axe
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

款 kuǎn

Strokes
12
Radical
欠 — to lack, to owe
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 款

Example phrases

  • 这家店刚推出新款手机,价格比上一代高不少。 Zhè jiā diàn gāng tuīchū xīnkuǎn shǒujī, jiàgé bǐ shàng yí dài gāo bù shǎo. This shop has just launched a new phone model, and the price is quite a bit higher than the previous generation.
  • 这双鞋是今年的新款,很多年轻人都喜欢。 Zhè shuāng xié shì jīnnián de xīnkuǎn, hěn duō niánqīngrén dōu xǐhuan. This pair of shoes is this year's new style, and many young people like it.
  • 商场里新款的冬装已经上架了。 Shāngchǎng lǐ xīnkuǎn de dōngzhuāng yǐjīng shàngjià le. The new styles of winter clothes are already on the shelves in the mall.

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