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崭新

zhǎnxīn

brand-new

HSK 6 · Topic “Merit and Style”
A shiny red bicycle with a bow on the handlebar
Memory picture

Characters in this word

崭 zhǎn

Strokes
11
Radical
山 — mountain, hill, peak
Made of
山 mountain, hill, peak 斩 to chop, to cut, to sever
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 崭

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

Example phrases

  • 他穿着一件崭新的羽绒服，显得格外精神。 Tā chuānzhe yí jiàn zhǎnxīn de yǔróngfú, xiǎnde géwài jīngshen. He was wearing a brand-new down jacket and looked especially lively.
  • 孩子背着崭新的书包去上学。 Háizi bēi zhe zhǎnxīn de shūbāo qù shàngxué. The child went to school carrying a brand-new schoolbag.
  • 新年到了，大家都穿上崭新的衣服。 Xīnnián dào le, dàjiā dōu chuān shàng zhǎnxīn de yīfu. New Year arrived and everyone put on brand-new clothes.

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