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重新

chóng xīn

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word

重新 (chóng xīn) means "again; once more; re-". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 重新 means

1. again; once more; re-

How 重新 is used in grammar

重新 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Frequency Adverbs: 经常、重新、老是、又 (HSK 2)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 4, adverbs (频率副词).

The characters in 重新

• 重zhòngheavy; serious; to attach importance to
• 新xīnnew; newly; meso- (chemistry)

Example sentences

• 重新来过吧。
  Start over.
• 重新告诉我。
  Tell me again.
• 把电脑重新启动
  Bǎ diànnǎo chóngxīnqǐdòng
  Reboot the computer.
• 请重新考虑一下。
  Please reconsider.
• 我会重新考虑此事。
  I'll reconsider the matter.
• 我们必须重新开始。
  We must make a new start.

Words starting with 重新

• 重新开机chóng xīn kāi jīto restart; to reboot
• 重新做人chóng xīn zuò rénto start a new life; to make a fresh start
• 重新开始chóng xīn kāi shǐto resume; to restart; to start afresh
• 重新装修chóng xīn zhuāng xiūrefurbishment; renovation
• 重新造林chóng xīn zào línreforestation
• 重新启动chóng xīn qǐ dòngto reboot; to restart

Where 重新 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Time adverbs & temporal expressions (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read chóng xīn correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.