新型
HSK 4 (2021)
新型 (xīnxíng) · new type
新型 (xīnxíng) means “new type; new kind”. It is written with 2 characters: 新 (new) + 型 (type). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 新型 is built
The characters
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)
型 xíng · type
What 型 is made of
- 刑xíng — punishment
- 开kāi — to open
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 开kāi — to open
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 刑 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这是一种新型手机。Zhè shì yī zhǒng xīnxíng shǒujī.This is a new type of phone.
你用过这种新型冰箱吗？Nǐ yòng guo zhè zhǒng xīnxíng bīngxiāng ma?Have you used this new kind of fridge?
Questions about 新型
What does 新型 mean?
新型 (xīnxíng) means “new type; new kind”.
How do you pronounce 新型?
新型 is pronounced xīnxíng.
Which HSK level is 新型?
新型 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 新年xīnniánNew Year
- 重新chóngxīnagain
- 新闻xīnwénnews
- 创新chuàngxīninnovation
- 新郎xīnlángbridegroom
- 新娘xīnniángbride
- 新鲜xīnxiānfresh
- 更新gēngxīnto update
- 日新月异rìxīnyuèyìchanging with each passing day
- 新陈代谢xīnchéndàixièmetabolism
Learn 新型 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 17: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.