重新

• 拼音: chóng xīn
• 汉字拆解: 重 = again (chóng reading); 新 = 亲 (close) + 斤 (axe) — originally meant freshly cut wood, extended to new

含义

Again; anew; once more. Used to indicate doing something over from the beginning.

Implies starting fresh or redoing something from scratch, unlike 又 (again) which simply indicates repetition. Often carries a sense of correction or improvement.

例句

1. 这道题我做错了，要重新做一遍。
2. 他决定重新开始学习英语。
3. 这个文件有问题，请重新发一份。

用法指南

语境: correction, restart, improvement

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们重新来一次吧。(Let's start over again.)
• 他重新写了一封信。(He rewrote the letter from scratch.)

错误说法

• 不要混淆重新和又 — 重新 emphasizes starting over from scratch, while 又 simply means doing something again without necessarily starting over.

起源与历史

Compound of 重 (again, repeated) and 新 (new). Together they mean to do something afresh, with a new start.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal