新潮 xīncháo modern
modern; fashionable
How to remember 新潮: 新 new + 潮 tide = modern.
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How it is used
- Trendy / avant-garde - 打扮新潮 (dǎbàn xīncháo) dressed in the latest style, 观念新潮 (guānniàn xīncháo) forward, fashionable ideas.
- Emphasizes being ahead of the trend, edgier than plain 时髦 (shímáo). Can be a noun too: a new trend/wave.