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新潮

xīncháo

trendy; fashionable; new trend

A person in a bold red jacket and big sunglasses delights a friend
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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

潮 cháo

Strokes
15
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 朝 to face
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这家出版社表面上追求新潮,选题却仍然相当保守。 Zhè jiā chūbǎnshè biǎomiàn shàng zhuīqiú xīncháo, xuǎntí què réngrán xiāngdāng bǎoshǒu. This publisher appears to pursue new trends on the surface, yet its choice of topics remains rather conservative.
  • 这个发型很新潮,年轻人都在模仿。 Zhège fàxíng hěn xīncháo, niánqīngrén dōu zài mófǎng. This hairstyle is very trendy and young people are all imitating it.
  • 商店里的服装设计新潮,吸引了很多顾客。 Shāngdiàn lǐ de fúzhuāng shèjì xīncháo, xīyǐn le hěn duō gùkè. The clothing designs in the shop are trendy and attract many customers.

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