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title: "Fanxin Meaning: 翻新 (fānxīn) Means “to renovate”"
description: "翻新 (fānxīn) means “to renovate; to refurbish”. Hear its tones, see what 翻 and 新 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanxin"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 翻新 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

翻新 fānxīn

## to renovate; to refurbish

## It can also mean

- to give a new form to (an old thing)

## Its characters

1. 翻 fān to turn over
2. 新 xīn new

## In a sentence

我们打算把老房子翻新一下。 We plan to renovate the old house.

[More about 翻新](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BF%BB%E6%96%B0)

## More words with 翻 or 新

- [重新 chóngxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongxin)
- [创新 chuàngxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangxin)
- [翻车 fānchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanche)
- [翻身 fānshēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanshen)
- [翻译 fānyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanyi)
- [高新技术 gāoxīn-jìshù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoxinjishu)
- [更新 gēngxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gengxin)
- [革新 géxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gexin)
- [清新 qīngxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qingxin)
- [全新 quánxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quanxin)

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