时兴

時興

shíxīng

adjective #37,624

Meanings

1 fashionable
2 popular (at the moment)
3 trendy

Characters

Examples

现在时兴穿宽松的衣服。

Xiànzài shíxīng chuān kuānsōng de yīfu.

Loose-fitting clothes are in fashion now.

这种发型不再时兴了。

Zhè zhǒng fàxíng bú zài shíxīng le.

This hairstyle is no longer in vogue.

Tips

usage

时兴 emphasizes the temporary, of-the-moment nature of a trend (literally 'time-rising'). Compare 流行 (liúxíng, more neutral 'popular') and 时髦 (shímáo, 'fashionable, stylish' — applied to people too).

Stroke Order

时 shí

兴 xīng