清新

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	new; newly; meso- (chem.)
trad. (清新)		清	新
simp. #(清新)		清	新

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ san¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-sin

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cêng¹ sing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingsin
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-hsin¹
    • Yale: chīng-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingshin
    • Palladius: цинсинь (cinsinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ san¹
    • Yale: chīng sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-sin
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengsyn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ sin³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cêng¹ sing¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheng sing
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ siŋ³³/

Adjective

清新

1. refreshing; fresh
2. (of style etc.) original; elegant; imaginative

Synonyms

• (refreshing): 清爽 (qīngshuǎng)

Derived terms

• 小清新 (xiǎoqīngxīn)
• 清新俊逸
• 清新雋永／清新隽永

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (清新):

• → Japanese: 清新(せいしん) (seishin)
• → Korean: 청신(淸新) (cheongsin)

Verb

清新

1. to refresh; to freshen up

Derived terms

• 清新劑／清新剂 (qīngxīnjì)

 

Proper noun

清新

1. (～區) Qingxin District (district in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, China)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
清	新
せい Grade: 4	しん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
淸新 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 生新

Adjective

清(せい)新(しん) • (seishin) -na (adnominal 清(せい)新(しん)な (seishin na), adverbial 清(せい)新(しん)に (seishin ni))

1. fresh
2. new