刷新

shuāxīn

verb HSK 7-9 #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

HSK 2

刷新一下页面试试。

Shuāxīn yíxià yèmiàn shìshi.

Try refreshing the page.

HSK 3

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