重新 chóng xīn
“again; once more; re-”
adverbHSK 4 · 2021 list level 2
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
重新 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1087: 重新 chóngxīn — Level 4; official annotation 4 (副). PDF page 107
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 重新
重新 means "again" in the sense of doing something over from the beginning or in a new way. It is an adverb and comes directly before a verb, often in patterns like 重新开始, 重新写, or 重新考虑. It is stronger than 再 and suggests a fresh attempt or a complete redo.
例句Example sentences
- 这个句子不对，请你重新写一遍。zhè ge jù zi bú duì, qǐng nǐ chóng xīn xiě yí biàn.This sentence is wrong; please write it again.
- 我们重新开始吧。wǒ men chóng xīn kāi shǐ ba.Let's start over.
- 我需要重新考虑这个问题。wǒ xū yào chóng xīn kǎo lǜ zhè ge wèn tí.I need to reconsider this problem.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我写重新。
✓我重新写。
重新 is an adverb and must come before the verb, not after it.