重新

chóngxīn

adverb HSK 2 #688

Meanings

1 again
2 anew
3 re-

Characters

Literally 'again new' - to start anew

Examples

HSK 2

请重新写一遍。

Qǐng chóngxīn xiě yī biàn.

Please write it again.

HSK 3

让我重新开始。

Ràng wǒ chóngxīn kāishǐ.

Let me start over.

HSK 5

系统需要重新启动。

Xìtǒng xūyào chóngxīn qǐdòng.

The system needs to restart.

Tips

usage

重新 implies doing something over from scratch, not just repeating. 重新来过 = start all over again.

Stroke Order

重 zhòng

新 xīn