VocabularyHSK 3 · core

新

xīn

new

Part of speech · adjective

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Examples

  1. 新书。
    New book.
  2. 写信。
    Write a letter.

Collocations

新的新书一封信

Mnemonic

Slug "xin" covers 新 xīn (new, 1st tone) and 信 xìn (letter/trust, 4th tone). 新 ↔ 旧 (old). 信 also means "trust/believe" (相信). Cognate of Japanese 新·信.

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