新奇 meaning in English

xīnqí

novel; new; exotic

HSK 7-9adjective21 strokes

Meaning of 新奇

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xīnqí
  1. novel; new; exotic

新奇 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

大dà多duō数shù中zhōng国guó人rén没méi见jiàn过guò几jǐ个gè外wài国guó人rén,觉jué得de特tè新xīn奇qí,看kàn见jiàn外wài星xīng人rén的de感gǎn觉jué。
The vast majority of Chinese people have never met foreigners before, so it feels odd for them, like meeting space aliens.

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新 xīn · new · 13 strokes

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奇 qí · strange · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 新奇.

新年xīnniánNew Year
重新chóngxīnagain; once more; re-
新闻xīnwénnews
奇怪qíguàistrange; odd
好奇hàoqíinquisitive; curious
创新chuàngxīnto bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation
新娘xīnniángbride
新鲜xīnxiānfresh (experience, food etc); freshness
新郎xīnlángbridegroom; groom
新型xīnxíngnew type; new kind
神奇shénqímagical; mystical
更新gēngxīnto replace the old with new; to renew

Questions about 新奇

What does 新奇 mean?

新奇 (xīnqí) means "novel; new; exotic" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 新奇?

新奇 is made of 2 characters: 新 (13 strokes), 奇 (8 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 新奇 an HSK word?

Yes. 新奇 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.