鲜

Fresh in Chinese: 鲜 (xiān)

xiān

fresh

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 鮮1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1fresh
  2. 2bright (in color)
  3. 3delicious
  4. 4tasty
  5. 5delicacy
  6. 6aquatic foods

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鲜

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄢ

xiān

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

鲜

Simplified

鮮

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这条鱼很鲜，是今天刚买的。

    zhè tiáo yú hěn xiān， shì jīn tiān gāng mǎi de。

    This fish is very fresh; it was just bought today.

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Related words

新鲜

xīn xiān

fresh (experience, food etc)

海鲜

hǎi xiān

seafood

鲜艳

xiān yàn

bright-colored

鲜花

xiān huā

flower

鲜明

xiān míng

bright

保鲜

bǎo xiān

to keep fresh

鲜活

xiān huó

vivid

鲜美

xiān měi

delicious

鲜血

xiān xuè

blood

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