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HSK 4

重新

again; anew; afresh

adverbneutral1 episode
重
chóng2nd tone
新
xīn1st tone

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Pinyin
chóngxīn
Part of speech
adverb
Level
HSK 4
Strokes
22
Register
neutral
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 重新

重新 is written with 22 strokes (重: 9, 新: 13). The animation replays automatically.

What does 重新 mean?

重新 (chóngxīn) is an adverb meaning 'again,' 'anew,' or 'afresh' — doing something over from the start, often because the first attempt failed or a change is needed: 重新开始 ('start over'), 重新写 ('rewrite').

English speakers should note that 重新 specifically implies redoing or renewing, not merely one more occurrence. For plain repetition ('read it again') the everyday word is 再 (zài) or 又 (yòu); 重新 adds the sense of a fresh restart or a redo that replaces the old result. It is read chóngxīn (with chóng, 'again'), not zhòng ('heavy').

The characters mean 'again-new.' It is neutral in register, common in both speech and writing, and frequently pairs with verbs of doing, arranging, and considering: 重新考虑 ('reconsider'), 重新安排 ('rearrange'), 重新做 ('redo').

Note: Neutral. Note the reading is chóngxīn (chóng = 'again'), not zhòng. It emphasizes starting over or redoing from a fresh beginning, not just one more repetition.

Character by character

重chóngagain; to repeat; a layer
+
新xīnnew; fresh
=
重新

Memory hook: 重 (again) + 新 (new): to do it again as new — start afresh.

Hear 重新 in real episodes

重新 appears in 1 Fluentide podcast episode at natural native speed — each with the full Chinese script, pinyin, and line-by-line English translation.

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Example sentences

这道题错了，你重新做一遍。

Zhè dào tí cuò le, nǐ chóngxīn zuò yí biàn.

This problem is wrong; do it over again.

spoken

我们可以重新开始吗？

Wǒmen kěyǐ chóngxīn kāishǐ ma?

Can we start over?

spoken

他决定重新考虑这个计划。

Tā juédìng chóngxīn kǎolǜ zhège jìhuà.

He decided to reconsider this plan.

neutral

会议时间需要重新安排。

Huìyì shíjiān xūyào chóngxīn ānpái.

The meeting time needs to be rescheduled.

written

Common phrases with 重新

重新开始chóngxīn kāishǐstart over; start afresh
重新考虑chóngxīn kǎolǜreconsider
重新做chóngxīn zuòredo
重新安排chóngxīn ānpáirearrange; reschedule

Synonyms

再zài

再 ('again, once more') marks a plain repetition of the same action, usually of a future action (再说一遍 'say it once more'). 重新 implies redoing from scratch to replace a flawed result, not just repeating.

又yòu

又 ('again') marks a repetition that already happened (他又迟到了 'he was late again'). 重新 is about intentionally starting over afresh, not simply noting a recurrence.

Don't confuse 重新 with

重复chóngfù

重复 ('to repeat / repetition') means doing the same thing over redundantly (别重复 'don't repeat yourself'). 重新 means starting over afresh with intent to redo. 重复 is about sameness; 重新 is about a fresh restart.

从新cóngxīn

从新 is an older/rarer variant; standard modern Chinese uses 重新. Stick with 重新 for 'anew / afresh.'

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