崭新
Old HSK 6
崭新 (zhǎnxīn) · brand new
崭新 (zhǎnxīn) means “brand new”. It is written with 2 characters: 崭 (new) + 新 (new). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 崭新 is built
The characters
崭 zhǎn · new
What 崭 is made of
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 斩zhǎn — to chop
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 十 — ten
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — below
- 车chē — cart
新 xīn · new
What 新 is made of
- 亲qīn — relatives
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 立lì — to stand
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — down
Origin hint: A freshly chopped 斤 tree 亲 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他买了一辆崭新的自行车。Tā mǎi le yīliàng zhǎnxīn de zìxíngchē.He bought a brand-new bike.
学校有了崭新的图书馆。Xuéxiào yǒu le zhǎnxīn de túshūguǎn.The school has a brand-new library.
Questions about 崭新
What does 崭新 mean?
崭新 (zhǎnxīn) means “brand new”.
How do you pronounce 崭新?
崭新 is pronounced zhǎnxīn.
Which HSK level is 崭新?
崭新 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 新年xīnniánNew Year
- 重新chóngxīnagain
- 新闻xīnwénnews
- 创新chuàngxīninnovation
- 新郎xīnlángbridegroom
- 新娘xīnniángbride
- 新鲜xīnxiānfresh
- 新型xīnxíngnew type
- 更新gēngxīnto update
- 日新月异rìxīnyuèyìchanging with each passing day
Learn 崭新 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 228: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.