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title: "Shuaxin Meaning: 刷新 (shuāxīn) Means “to refresh”"
description: "刷新 (shuāxīn) means “to refresh (a page)”. Hear its tones, see what 刷 and 新 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shuaxin"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 刷新 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

刷新 shuāxīn

## to refresh (a page)

## It can also mean

- to break (a record); to set a new high
- to overturn (one's views) (刷新认知)
- to renovate

## Its characters

1. 刷 shuā to binge-watch
2. 新 xīn new

## In a sentence

网页打不开，你刷新一下。 The page won't load, try refreshing it.

开售那一刻，无数人盯着手机屏幕，手指不停地**刷新**。

From [什么是春运？ · What is Chunyun, China’s Spring Festival travel rush?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-chunyun-chinese-new-year-travel-rush#library-word-565-567)

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## More words with 刷 or 新

- [重新 chóngxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongxin)
- [创新 chuàngxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangxin)
- [翻新 fānxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanxin)
- [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)
- [刷存在感 shuācúnzàigǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shuacunzaigan)
- [新春 xīnchūn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xinchun)

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