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鮮

xiān

fresh, new, delicious; rare, few

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魚
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Simplified form: 鲜

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Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 鲜, the simplified form of 鮮. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 这些都很新鲜。

    Zhè xiē dōu hěn xīn xiān

    These are fresh.

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  • 有什么新鲜事吗？

    Yǒu shén me xīn xiān shì ma

    What's new?

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  • 面包不新鲜。

    Miàn bāo bù xīn xiān

    The bread is not fresh.

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  • 我来自朝鲜。

    Wǒ lái zì Cháo xiǎn

    I am from North Korea.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 鲜

  • 新鲜xīn xiān 1–1 fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon
  • 鲜xiān 1fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods
  • 鲜花xiān huā 1–1 flower; fresh flowers
  • 海鲜hǎi xiān 3–1 seafood
  • 鲜明xiān míng 1–2 bright; clear-cut; distinct
  • 鲜艳xiān yàn 1–4 bright-colored; gaily-colored
  • 鲜血xiān xuè 1–4 blood
  • 鲜活xiān huó 1–2 vivid; lively; (of food ingredients) live or fresh
  • 保鲜bǎo xiān 3–1 to keep fresh
  • 鲜美xiān měi 1–3 delicious; tasty
  • 鲜xiǎn 3few; rare