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): ㄑㄧㄥㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ san¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chheng-sin

(Teochew, Peng'im): cêng¹ sing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīngxīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄒㄧㄣ
  - 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

refreshing; fresh
(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

to refresh; to freshen up

Derived terms

清新劑 / 清新剂 (qīngxīnjì)

Proper noun

清新

(～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))

fresh
new