翻新

fānxīn

verb #15,905

Meanings

1 to revamp
2 to renovate
3 to refurbish
4 to retread

Characters

to flip; to turn over

Examples

这栋老房子刚刚翻新过。

Zhè dòng lǎo fángzi gānggāng fānxīn guò.

This old building was just renovated.

他把旧家具翻新了一遍。

Tā bǎ jiù jiājù fānxīn le yī biàn.

He refurbished the old furniture.

Tips

memory

翻 (to flip/turn over) + 新 (new) = flip something over to make it new again. Like turning a worn garment inside out to reveal the fresh side.

Stroke Order

翻 fān

新 xīn