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重新

chóng xīn · chong xin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. again; once more; re-
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  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)重新(chóngxīn)画(huà)了(le)一(yī)张(zhāng)？

    Why are you drawing a new one?

  2. Dengdeng

    刚才(gāngcái)画错(huàcuò)了(le)一(yī)只(zhī)耳朵(ěrduo)，所以(suǒyǐ)重新(chóngxīn)画(huà)。

    I drew one ear wrong just now, so I'm drawing it again.

  3. Liangliang

    不用(bùyòng)重新(chóngxīn)画(huà)，我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)很(hěn)好看(hǎokàn)。

    No need to redraw. I think it looks great.

  4. Dengdeng

    不行(bùxíng)，两(liǎng)只(zhī)耳朵(ěrduo)不(bù)一样(yīyàng)大(dà)。

    No. The two ears are not the same size.

  5. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)耳朵(ěrduo)一样(yīyàng)了(le)，可是(kěshì)眼睛(yǎnjing)不(bù)一样(yīyàng)大(dà)！

    Now the ears match, but the eyes are different sizes!

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)重新(chóngxīn)画(huà)！

    I'll draw it again!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)希(xī)望(wàng)我(wǒ)们(men)能(néng)重(chóng)新(xīn)做(zuò)朋(péng)友(you)。

I'd like us to be friends again.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)重(chóng)新(xīn)戴(dài)上(shàng)了(le)眼(yǎn)镜(jìng)。

He put his glasses back on.

Tatoeba: Chinese by megamanenm · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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重
zhòng

heavy; serious

新
xīn

new; newly

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