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title: "Xinqi Meaning: 新奇 (xīnqí) Means “novel”"
description: "新奇 (xīnqí) means “novel; new and strange”. Hear its tones, see what 新 and 奇 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xinqi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 新奇 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

新奇 xīnqí

## novel; new and strange

## Its characters

1. 新 xīn new
2. 奇 qí strange

## In a sentence

孩子们对什么都感到新奇。 Children find everything new and fascinating.

[More about 新奇](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%96%B0%E5%A5%87)

## More words with 新 or 奇

- [重新 chóngxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongxin)
- [创新 chuàngxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangxin)
- [传奇 chuánqí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanqi)
- [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)
- [好奇 hàoqí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haoqi)
- [奇怪 qíguài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiguai)
- [奇迹 qíjì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiji)

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