How to say “fresh” in Chinese
fresh; savory (of taste)
“Fresh” in Chinese is 鲜, xiān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
鲜 is read xiān. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 鱼 “fish”; on the right, 羊 “ram”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “鲜”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 鲜. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这条鱼不怎么新鲜。zhètiáoyúbùzěnmexīnxiānThis fish isn't very fresh.
- 这家超市的食品很新鲜zhèjiāchāoshìdeshípǐnhěnxīnxiānThis supermarket has fresh food.
- 春天来了鲜花都开了chūntiānláile,xiānhuādōukāileSpring has come, and the flowers are in bloom.
- 山上的空气很新鲜。shānshangdekōngqìhěnxīnxiānThe air in the mountains is fresh.
- 超市里的蔬菜很新鲜chāoshìlideshūcàihěnxīnxiānThe vegetables at the supermarket are very fresh.
- 你吃海鲜吗？nǐchīhǎixiānmaDo you eat seafood?
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Raw and Cooked”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fresh” in Chinese?
“Fresh” in Chinese is 鲜, pinyin xiān.
What does 鲜 mean?
鲜 (xiān) means “fresh; savory (of taste)”.
How do you write 鲜?
鲜 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 鲜?
鲜 is read xiān. Tones: xiān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fresh” in the lesson “Raw and Cooked”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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