Hanzi
Traditional
鮮
Simplified
鲜

old variant of 鮮|鲜[xian3]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

xiān, xiǎn, xiàn

Bopomofo

ㄒㄧㄢ, ㄒㄧㄢˇ, ㄒㄧㄢˋ

Jyutping

sin1

Example sentences

新鮮 / 新鲜 xīnxiān
媽媽在市場買了一些新鮮的魚。
妈妈在市场买了一些新鲜的鱼。

Mother bought some fresh fish at the market.

市場 / 市场 shìchǎng
這個市場賣很多新鮮蔬菜。
这个市场卖很多新鲜蔬菜。

This market sells a lot of fresh vegetables.

海鮮 / 海鲜 hǎixiān
這家餐廳的海鮮很新鮮。
这家餐厅的海鲜很新鲜。

The seafood at this restaurant is very fresh.

山東 / 山东 shāndōng
山東以其美味的啤酒和海鮮而聞名。
山东以其美味的啤酒和海鲜而闻名。

Shandong is famous for its delicious beer and seafood.

鮮 / 鲜 xiān
這碗湯的味道非常鮮。
这碗汤的味道非常鲜。

This bowl of soup tastes very fresh.

屢 / 屡 lǚ
此類事件屢見不鮮。
此类事件屡见不鲜。

Such events are not uncommon.

鮮花 / 鲜花 xiānhuā
他送給我一束鮮花。
他送给我一束鲜花。

He gave me a bouquet of fresh flowers.

採 / 采 cǎi
她在花園裡採了一些鮮花。
她在花园里采了一些鲜花。

She picked some fresh flowers in the garden.

鮮明 / 鲜明 xiānmíng
這幅畫的色彩非常鮮明。
这幅画的色彩非常鲜明。

The colors of this painting are very vivid.

人物 rénwù
這部小說中的人物形象非常鮮明。
这部小说中的人物形象非常鲜明。

The characters in this novel are very vivid.

Example Vocabulary

新鮮

xin1'xian1

fresh; novel

海鮮

hai3'xian1

seafood

鮮

xian1

fresh; delicious; bright

鮮花

xian1'hua1

fresh flowers

保鮮膜

bao3'xian1'mo2

光鮮

guang1'xian1

朝鮮

chao2'xian1

鮮亮

xian1'liang4

鮮明

xian1'ming2

bright; vivid; clear-cut

三鮮

san1'xian1

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