HSK 6 · Adjectives

新颖 xīnyǐng “novel” in Chinese

Traditional 新穎

What 新颖 means

  1. novel
  2. original
  3. fresh
  4. lit. new bud
  5. fig. new and original

How to say 新颖

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale新xīn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale颖yǐng3rd tone, dipping

新颖 in a sentence

  1. 这个设计很新颖。

    Zhè ge shèjì hěn xīnyǐng.

    This design is very original.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他的想法很新颖，大家都很喜欢。

    Tā de xiǎngfǎ hěn xīnyǐng, dàjiā dōu hěn xǐhuan.

    His idea is very fresh, and everyone likes it.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 新颖 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 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”.

The character 颖 (yǐng) with each of its parts in a different colour
颖yǐnghead of grain
  • 匕spoon · bǐSound part
  • 禾grain · héMeaning part
  • 页page · xié

禾 hints at the meaning (grain); 匕 (bǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with yǐng.

How to write 新颖

新 13 strokes · 颖 13 strokes

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

Words related to 新颖

Words with 新

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

More words: Adjectives

性感xìnggǎn · sexy兴旺xīngwàng · prosperous辛勤xīnqín · hardworking欣欣向荣xīnxīnxiàngróng · flourishing凶恶xiōng'è · fierce雄厚xiónghòu · abundant雄伟xióngwěi · majestic喜闻乐见xǐwénlèjiàn · popular

FAQs

新颖 (xīnyǐng) means “novel” or “original”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xīnyǐng: xīn with a 1st tone, then yǐng with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 新颖 is written 新穎. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xinying with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 新颖 from the suggestions. Typing xinying into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
新颖 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.