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刷新 (shuā xīn) — (computing) to refresh, to reload; to break (a record), to set a new record; to renovate, to refurbish

Definition

刷新 covers a wide range: refreshing a page/screen, breaking a record, or giving something a new look. For 'renovate' it suggests a lighter touch than 装修 (full redecoration) and 更新 (updating content/tech).

verb
(computing) to refreshto reloadto break (a record)to set a new recordto renovateto refurbish

Examples

  • 刷新。
    Qǐng shuā xīn yí xià zhè ge wǎng yè.
    Please refresh this webpage.
  • 刷新。
    Tā shuā xīn le shì jiè jì lù.
    He broke the world record.
  • 刷新。
    Tā men dǎ suàn shuā xīn yí xià jiù fáng zi.
    They plan to renovate the old house.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

刷shuābrush
新xīnnew

刷 means to brush or renew, and 新 means new, together expressing making something new or refreshing.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刀刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
㕞
㕞㕞刷shuā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

刷 uses 刀, a knife, and pairs it with 㕞 as a sound component.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

假借jiǎjièLater borrowed for its sound alone — the picture has nothing to do with today’s meaning.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
斤斤jīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
辛
辛xīn新xīn
Same sound today

The shape originally paired 斤, for chopping wood, with 辛 for sound. It was borrowed for its sound to write 新, so the chopping-wood parts are unrelated to 'new'.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Change & ProcessComputers & Internet

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