新奇
xīn qí
Pinyin

Definition

新奇
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xīn qí
  1. novelty
  2. new and odd

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

新
Xīn
  1. 1 abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xīn jiāng] or Singapore 新加坡[Xīn jiā pō]
  2. 2 surname Xin
新增
xīn zēng
  1. 1 newly added
  2. 2 additional
  3. 3 to add (to what already exists)
新年
xīn nián
  1. 1 New Year
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
新浪
Xīn làng
  1. 1 Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
更新
gēng xīn
  1. 1 to replace the old with new
  2. 2 to renew
  3. 3 to renovate
  4. 4 to upgrade
  5. 5 to update
  6. 6 to regenerate
传奇
chuán qí
  1. 1 legendary
  2. 2 fantasy saga
  3. 3 romance
  4. 4 short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
全新
quán xīn
  1. 1 all new
  2. 2 completely new
刷新
shuā xīn
  1. 1 to renovate
  2. 2 to refurbish
  3. 3 to refresh (computer window)
  4. 4 to write a new page (in history)
  5. 5 to break (a record)
创新
chuàng xīn
  1. 1 innovation
  2. 2 to bring forth new ideas
  3. 3 to blaze new trails
奇
jī
  1. 1 odd (number)
奇兵
qí bīng
  1. 1 troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush)
奇妙
qí miào
  1. 1 fantastic
  2. 2 wonderful
奇怪
qí guài
  1. 1 strange
  2. 2 odd
  3. 3 to marvel
  4. 4 to be baffled
奇葩
qí pā
  1. 1 exotic flower
  2. 2 (fig.) marvel
  3. 3 prodigy
  4. 4 (slang) weirdo
  5. 5 outlandish
奇袭
qí xí
  1. 1 surprise attack
  2. 2 raid
奇迹
qí jì
  1. 1 miracle
  2. 2 miraculous
  3. 3 wonder
  4. 4 marvel
奇遇
qí yù
  1. 1 happy encounter
  2. 2 fortuitous meeting
  3. 3 adventure
好奇
hào qí
  1. 1 inquisitive
  2. 2 curious
  3. 3 inquisitiveness
  4. 4 curiosity
崭新
zhǎn xīn
  1. 1 brand new
探奇
tàn qí
  1. 1 to seek unusual scenery or places

Idioms (20)

不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
  1. 1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
千奇百怪
qiān qí bǎi guài
  1. 1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
吐故纳新
tǔ gù nà xīn
  1. 1 lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
咸与维新
xián yù wéi xīn
  1. 1 everyone participates in reforms (idiom)
  2. 2 to replace the old with new
  3. 3 to reform and start afresh
喜新厌旧
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
  1. 1 lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
啧啧称奇
zé zé chēng qí
  1. 1 to click one's tongue in wonder (idiom)
  2. 2 to be astonished
壁垒一新
bì lěi yī xīn
  1. 1 to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
奇形怪状
qí xíng guài zhuàng
  1. 1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
奇耻大辱
qí chǐ dà rǔ
  1. 1 extraordinary shame and humiliation (idiom)
奇文共赏
qí wén gòng shǎng
  1. 1 lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
  2. 2 incomprehensible nonsense
  3. 3 preposterous bullshit
奇珍异宝
qí zhēn yì bǎo
  1. 1 rare treasure (idiom)
奇花异卉
qí huā yì huì
  1. 1 exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)
奇花异草
qí huā yì cǎo
  1. 1 very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
奇葩异卉
qí pā yì huì
  1. 1 rare and exotic flora (idiom)
奇谈怪论
qí tán guài lùn
  1. 1 strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable remarks
好奇尚异
hào qí shàng yì
  1. 1 to have a taste for the exotic (idiom)
小别胜新婚
xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn
  1. 1 reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
  2. 2 absence makes the heart grow fonder
平淡无奇
píng dàn wú qí
  1. 1 ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about
悔过自新
huǐ guò zì xīn
  1. 1 to repent and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf

Sample Sentences

最近网上怎么动不动就出现“绿茶婊”、“女权癌”、“男闺蜜”啊这样的词。看着虽然新奇可总觉得哪儿不对劲。
zuìjìn wǎngshàng zěnme dòng bu dòng jiù chūxiàn “lǜchábiǎo ”、“nǚquánái ”、“nánguīmì ”ā zhèyàng de cí 。kàn zhe suīrán xīnqí kě zǒng juéde nǎr bù duìjìn 。
Recently, wherever you go online, terms like "green tea whore", "feminist cancer" and "a girl's male best friend" keep popping up. Although they feel like new and exotic terms, I can't help but feeling something's not right with them.
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在国内，对于产品领域，这种模式还是比较新奇的，市场教育还需要一定的时间。不过现在互联网众筹狼烟四起，正在衍生成互联网新蓝海。
zài guónèi ，duìyú chǎnpǐn lǐngyù ，zhèzhǒng móshì háishì bǐjiào xīnqí de ，shìchǎng jiàoyù hái xūyào yīdìng de shíjiān 。bùguò xiànzài hùliánwǎng zhòngchóu lángyānsìqǐ ，zhèngzài yǎnshēng chéng hùliánwǎng xīnlánhǎi 。
Domestically, in the realm of merchandise, this model is quite novel. Market education still needs a certain amount of time. But now Internet crowdfunding has provided some fierce competition and has given rise to a new market on the Internet.
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我以前听说过债券众筹和股权众筹，产品众筹的确是个新奇特的项目。
wǒ yǐqián tīngshuō guo zhàiquàn zhòngchóu hé gǔquán zhòngchóu ，chǎnpǐn zhòngchóu díquè shì gè xīnqítè de xiàngmù 。
Before I have heard of bond-based crowdfunding and equity-based crowdfunding. Merchandise-based crowdfunding is really a new and unusual project.
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That's quite a new and unusual idea you have there. But it would be nice to go and observe a bit. People say that in the last few years, Macao's entertainment industry has developed really quickly. A lot of big players in Las Vegas' gambling industry have opened casinos and hotels in Macao. And did you know, Macao has already surpassed Las Vegas as the place with the highest volume of gambling in the world.
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