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A pleasant change in Chinese: 耳目一新 (ěr mù yī xīn)

ěr mù yī xīn

a pleasant change

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1a pleasant change
  2. 2a breath of fresh air
  3. 3refreshing

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目
一
新

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ㄦˇ

ěr

ㄦ/ erˇ/ third tone

ㄇㄨˋ

mù

ㄇ/ mㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这家店重新装修后让人耳目一新。

    zhè jiā diàn chóng xīn zhuāng xiū hòu ràng rén ěr mù yì xīn。

    After the shop was redecorated, it felt like a breath of fresh air.

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Related words

一

yī

one

新

xīn

new

第一

dì yī

first

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

耳朵

ěr duo

ear

节目

jié mù

program

新闻

xīn wén

news

新鲜

xīn xiān

fresh (experience, food etc)

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

一定

yī dìng

surely

一共

yī gòng

altogether

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