🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

新鲜

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xīnxiān

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fresh/frɛʃ/
adjectiveCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #600 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"我在市场上买了新鲜的蔬菜。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Recently made or obtained; not stale or spoiled.

    "I bought some fresh vegetables from the market."
As noun
  1. 1

    A state of being new or different.

    "The fresh of the morning air invigorated her."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'fresh' originates from the Old English 'fresca', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*friskaz', meaning 'lively' or 'cool'. Over time, its meaning evolved to encompass newness and vitality, reflecting a sense of being recently made or obtained.

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