Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/新-xīn-new,-fresh

新 xīn new, fresh - Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 斤 jīn “catty”. Distinguish 新 from 亲 (親) qīn.

Examples

• 新 xīn be new, fresh [SV]
• 新年 xīn nián New Year [TW]
• 新年好！ Xīn nián hăo! “Happy New Year!” [IE]
• 新年快乐！(新年快樂！) Xīn nián kuàilè! “Happy New Year!” [IE]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

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