xīn​yǐng HSK7

novel

新颖 (新穎) xīn​yǐng
novel adjective
original and fresh in appearance, style, or thought

The conceptualization of this designer's work is very novel.

new bud adjective
a newly sprouted bud (literal sense)

The teacher told us that the word 'xinying' (novel) originally meant a newly sprouted bud.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.07 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
7.92 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

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