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新奇

xīnqí

novel; new and unusual

A curious child leaning toward an unusual spinning toy
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

奇 qí

Strokes
8
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
大 big, great, vast, high, deep 可 may, can, -able
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 奇

Example phrases

  • 新奇的商业模式若缺乏可持续收入,很快就会被市场淘汰。 Xīnqí de shāngyè móshì ruò quēfá kě chíxù shōurù, hěn kuài jiù huì bèi shìchǎng táotài. A novel business model will soon be eliminated by the market if it lacks sustainable revenue.
  • 第一次坐飞机,孩子对一切都觉得新奇。 Dì yí cì zuò fēijī, háizi duì yīqiè dōu juéde xīnqí. Flying for the first time, the child found everything novel.
  • 这个设计十分新奇,大家都想试试。 Zhège shèjì shífēn xīnqí, dàjiā dōu xiǎng shìshi. This design is very novel; everyone wants to give it a try.

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