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新式

xīnshì

new-style; modern

A modern red battery cabinet powers a village house
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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

式 shì

Strokes
6
Radical
弋 — to catch, to arrest
Made of
弋 to catch, to arrest 工 labor, work
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 新式储能设备正在改变偏远地区依赖柴油发电的局面。 Xīnshì chǔnéng shèbèi zhèngzài gǎibiàn piānyuǎn dìqū yīlài cháiyóu fādiàn de júmiàn. New-style energy-storage equipment is changing the situation in which remote areas depend on diesel-generated power.
  • 这家餐厅装修成新式风格,吸引了很多顾客。 Zhè jiā cāntīng zhuāngxiū chéng xīnshì fēnggé, xīyǐnle hěn duō gùkè. This restaurant is decorated in a modern style and has attracted many customers.
  • 城里建起了许多新式住宅,小区环境很舒适。 Chénglǐ jiànqǐle xǔduō xīnshì zhùzhái, xiǎoqū huánjìng hěn shūshì. Many modern apartment buildings have been built in the city, and the complexes are very comfortable.

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