新干线 [新幹線] - Shinkansen (Japanese high-speed train) - Xīn gàn xiàn | Definition | ChinesePod.com

新干线 (新幹線)

Xīn gàn xiàn

Pinyin

Definition

新干线 (新幹線)

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Xīn gàn xiàn

Shinkansen (Japanese high-speed train)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Xīn

1 abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xīn jiāng] or Singapore 新加坡[Xīn jiā pō]
2 surname Xin

xīn zēng

1 newly added
2 additional
3 to add (to what already exists)

xīn nián

1 New Year
2 classifier: 个 gè

Xīn làng

1 Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company

gēng xīn

1 to replace the old with new
2 to renew
3 to renovate
4 to upgrade
5 to update
6 to regenerate

Idioms (20)

吐故纳新

tǔ gù nà xīn

1 lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new

咸与维新

xián yù wéi xīn

1 everyone participates in reforms (idiom)
2 to replace the old with new
3 to reform and start afresh

喜新厌旧

xǐ xīn yàn jiù

1 lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old

壁垒一新

bì lěi yī xīn

1 to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)

小别胜新婚

xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn

1 reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
2 absence makes the heart grow fonder

Sample Sentences

不过磁悬浮造价太高了。现在的动车组就够快的了。而且高速铁路技术已经很成熟了，像日本的新干线，开了几十年都没出过事儿。

bùguò cíxuánfú zàojià tài gāo le 。xiànzài de dòngchēzǔ jiù gòu kuài de le 。érqiě gāosù tiělù jìshù yǐjīng hěn chéngshú le ，xiàng rìběn de xīngànxiàn ，kāi le jǐshínián dōu méi chū guò shìr 。