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Fresh in Chinese

fresh · HSK 3

新鲜 xīn xiān

  1. 新 xīn new
  2. 鲜 xiān fresh

这些鱼很新鲜,是早上刚买的。 These fish are very fresh; they were bought this morning.

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How do you say fresh in Chinese?

Fresh in Chinese is 新鲜 (xīn xiān). You can also say 鲜 (xiān).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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