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鲜 xiān

fresh; delicious; attractive

Strokes
14
Level
HSK 3
Radical
鱼
Traditional
鮮
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 鱼羊 ⿰鱼羊

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  1. 这些水果很新鲜。
    Zhèxiē shuǐguǒ hěn xīnxiān.
    This fruit is very fresh.
    these fruit very fresh
  2. 这条鱼新鲜吗？
    Zhè tiáo yú xīnxiān ma?
    Is this fish fresh?
    this (measure) fish fresh (question)
  3. 我们去买点儿新鲜的蔬菜吧。
    Wǒmen qù mǎi diǎnr xīnxiān de shūcài ba.
    Let's go buy some fresh vegetables.
    we go buy a-bit fresh (particle) vegetable (particle-suggestion)
  4. 这个牛奶不太新鲜了。
    Zhège niúnǎi bú tài xīnxiān le.
    This milk isn't very fresh anymore.
    this milk not too fresh (particle)
  5. 周末他常常去海边买新鲜的海鲜。
    Zhōumò tā chángcháng qù hǎibiān mǎi xīnxiān de hǎixiān.
    On weekends he often goes to the seaside to buy fresh seafood.
    weekend he often go seaside buy fresh (particle) seafood

Words with 鲜 (4)