(chóng xīn) - again, anew, afresh in Mandarin
chóngxīnTraditional: 重新
HSK 4
#763 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
again, anew, afresh
Word origin
The word 重新 combines 重 'again, to repeat' with 新 'new', giving the sense of doing something anew or afresh. 新 is itself a phono-semantic compound with 斤 (axe) and 木 (wood) plus a phonetic element, originally referring to freshly cut firewood.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 重 (chóng, again) + 新 (xīn, new)
Stroke order
重
新
Examples
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Let us start afresh.
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He decided to study again.
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The system needs to restart.
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We need to reconsider this plan.
修。
She redecorated the house.
重新 (chóng xīn) means again, anew, afresh. It is used as an adverb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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