翻新

fānxīn

verb HSK 7-9 #15,905

Meanings

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

Characters

to flip; to turn over

Examples

HSK 4

他把旧家具翻新了一遍。

Tā bǎ jiù jiājù fānxīn le yī biàn.

He refurbished the old furniture.

HSK 6

这栋老房子刚刚翻新过。

Zhè dòng lǎo fángzi gānggāng fānxīn guò.

This old building was just renovated.

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