HSK 4 · Function Words

重新 chóngxīn “again” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 重新 means

  1. again
  2. once more
  3. re-

How to say 重新

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale重chóng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale新xīn1st tone, high and level

重新 in a sentence

  1. 我希望我们能重新做朋友。

    Wǒ xīwàng wǒmen néng chóngxīn zuò péngyou.

    I’d like us to be friends again.

    Sentence #13909961 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 请重新考虑一下。

    Qǐng chóngxīn kǎolǜ yíxià.

    Please reconsider.

    Sentence #5092560 from Tatoeba

  3. 您可以给我重新做一遍吗？

    Nín kěyǐ gěi wǒ chóngxīn zuò yí biàn ma?

    Could you redo it for me?

    Sentence #830189 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 重新 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 重 (zhòng) with each of its parts in a different colour
重chóngto repeat
  • 千thousand · qiān
  • 里village · lǐ
The character 新 (xīn) with each of its parts in a different colour
新xīnnew
  • 亲relatives · qīn
  • 斤axe · jīn

Memory aidAn axe 斤 cutting wood. It first meant firewood, freshly cut, and so “new”.

How to write 重新

重 9 strokes · 新 13 strokes

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重新 (chóngxīn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 重新 (chóngxīn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 重新

Words with 重

重要zhòngyào · important重zhòng · heavy重视zhòngshì · to take seriously尊重zūnzhòng · to esteem严重yánzhòng · grave重点zhòngdiǎn · key point重复chóngfù · to repeat重大zhòngdà · major重量zhòngliàng · weight保重bǎozhòng · to take care of oneself

Words with 新

新xīn · new新鲜xīnxiān · fresh experience新闻xīnwén · news新年xīnnián · New Year新郎xīnláng · bridegroom新娘xīnniáng · bride新颖xīnyǐng · novel崭新zhǎnxīn · brand-new创新chuàngxīn · innovation更新gēngxīn · to update

More words: Particles & Connectors

之zhī · of (formal equivalent of 的)值得zhíde · to be worth只要zhǐyào · if only至少zhìshǎo · at least专门zhuānmén · specially准时zhǔnshí · on time最好zuìhǎo · best座zuò · measure word for buildings

FAQs

重新 (chóngxīn) means “again” or “once more”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it chóngxīn: chóng with a 2nd tone, then xīn with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 重新 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chongxin with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 重新 from the suggestions. Typing chongxin into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
重新 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.