新型 xīnxíng new type
new type; new kind
How to remember 新型: 新 new + 型 pattern = new type.
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How it is used
- Attributive adjective meaning "new-type / novel" - 新型冠状病毒 (xīnxíng guānzhuàng bìngdú) novel coronavirus, 新型材料 (xīnxíng cáiliào) new-type material.
- Not interchangeable with 新 (xīn, new): 新型 stresses a new model or design category, always modifying a noun, never used predicatively (you can't say 这个很新型).
- Common in tech, industry, and news; pairs with 技术, 产品, 企业, 病毒.