How to say “fresh” in Chinese
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“Fresh” in Chinese is 新鲜, xīn xiān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
新鲜 is read xīn xiān: 2 syllables. 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 “新鲜”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 新鲜. 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.
- 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.
- 清晨的公园很安静，空气也特别新鲜。qīngchéndegōngyuánhěnānjìng,kōngqìyětèbiéxīnxiānIn the early morning the park is quiet and the air is especially fresh.
- 暴雨过后，空气格外新鲜。bàoyǔguòhòu,kōngqìgéwàixīnxiānAfter the downpour the air is especially fresh.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fresh” in Chinese?
“Fresh” in Chinese is 新鲜, pinyin xīnxiān.
What does 新鲜 mean?
新鲜 (xīnxiān) means “fresh”.
How do you write 新鲜?
新鲜 is 2 characters: 新 (xīn) — new; 鲜 (xiān) — fresh. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 新鲜?
新鲜 is read xīnxiān. Tones: xīn — first tone, xiān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fresh” in the lesson “Try it!”
This word is from the topic “Food and dining” of HSK 3. 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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