重新chóng xīnagain
重新 (chóng xīn) means "again," doing something over from the start. It appears in 这个字写错了,我重新写一遍。 (I wrote this character wrong, so I'll write it again.) and 请你重新说一遍。 (Please say it again.) In the dialogue, A says the computer suddenly stopped working, B suggests turning it off and starting it again, A says it works now, and B says that's good.
What does 重新 mean?
- 1.
againadverb
What do the characters in 重新 mean?
- 重again
- 新new
How do you use 重新?
See it in 重新写一遍 and 重新说一遍
What are some examples of 重新 in a sentence?
How is 重新 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
我的电脑突然不动了。
Wǒ de diànnǎo tūrán bú dòng le.
My computer suddenly froze.
- Speaker B:
你把它关了,再重新开一下。
Nǐ bǎ tā guān le, zài chóngxīn kāi yíxià.
Turn it off and start it again.
- Speaker A:
好了,现在可以用了。
Hǎo le, xiànzài kěyǐ yòng le.
OK, it works now.
- Speaker B:
那就好。
Nà jiù hǎo.
Good.
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Related words
- 重chóngagainHSK 4
- 严重yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; criticalHSK 4
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- 新闻xīn wénnewsHSK 3
- 重要zhòng yàoimportantHSK 3
- 新xīnnewHSK 1
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.