刷新

shuāxīn

verb HSK 7 #17,917

Meanings

1 to refresh; to renovate
2 to break (a record)

Characters

to brush; to swipe

Literally 'brush it new' — making something fresh again.

Examples

刷新一下页面试试。

Shuāxīn yíxià yèmiàn shìshi.

Try refreshing the page.

他刷新了世界纪录。

Tā shuāxīn le shìjiè jìlù.

He broke the world record.

Tips

usage

刷新 is the exact word for 'refresh' on browsers and apps (F5 = 刷新). It's also used for 'breaking records' — 刷新纪录 literally means 'refreshing the record' with a new one.

Stroke Order

刷 shuā

新 xīn