崭新

嶄新

zhǎnxīn

adjective HSK 7-9 #6,496

Meanings

1 brand-new; completely new

Characters

towering; brand-new

崭 intensifies 新 - not just new, but strikingly, conspicuously new, as if standing out sharply.

Examples

HSK 4

崭新的校园让学生们很兴奋。

Zhǎnxīn de xiàoyuán ràng xuéshēng men hěn xīngfèn.

The brand-new campus made the students very excited.

HSK 5

他穿了一件崭新的西装。

Tā chuān le yī jiàn zhǎnxīn de xīzhuāng.

He wore a brand-new suit.

Tips

usage

崭新 is stronger than 全新. 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

崭 zhǎn

新 xīn