崭新

嶄新
zhǎnxīn
adjective HSK 7 #6,496

Meanings

  1. 1 brand-new; completely new

Characters

intensifies — not just new, but strikingly, conspicuously new, as if standing out sharply.

Examples

Tā chuān le yī jiàn zhǎnxīn de xīzhuāng.
He wore a brand-new suit.
Zhǎnxīn de xiàoyuán ràng xuéshēngmen hěn xīngfèn.
The brand-new campus made the students very excited.

Tips

usage
崭新 is stronger than 全新 (quánxīn). 全新 just means 'completely new' factually, while 崭新 adds a visual sense — something so new it gleams. Use 崭新 when you want to emphasize the newness is striking or impressive.

Stroke Order

zhǎn
xīn