WordTaiwan frequency #12,211
新陳代謝
ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
“chemical processes in living cells; building up and breaking down substances to sustain life; broadly, renewal or replacement of old with new”
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新
ㄒㄧㄣ
New; newly; fresh; modern; recent; just beginning; a dynasty name; surname Xin; abbr. for Xinjiang or Singapore.
陳
ㄔㄣˊ
Surname Chen; to lay out or exhibit; to narrate or state; old or stale; a former Chinese state.
代
ㄉㄞˋ
To substitute for or act on behalf of someone; a generation, age, or period; a dynasty; a successor.
謝
ㄒㄧㄝˋ
to thank; to decline or refuse; to apologize; to wither or fade; to say goodbye; surname Xie
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- 代表ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇrepresentative; delegate; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; a symbol or embodiment of something
- 時代ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋage; era; epoch; period in history; a stage in one's life; the modern era.
- 重新again; once more; from the start; anew; re- (prefix: re-examine, rebuild).
- 新聞ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨㄣˊnews; reports of recent events broadcast or published through media such as newspapers, television, radio, or the internet; new or noteworthy information about current happenings.
- 創新ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄣto bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation; creating something new; replacing the old with the new
- 感謝ㄍㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄝˋto express gratitude; to thank someone for help or kindness.
- 現代ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋmodern times; the present era; the contemporary age; in Chinese history, the period from the May Fourth Movement to the present
- 謝謝ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋto express gratitude; to thank someone; a common polite phrase meaning thank you.
- 新竹ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨˊHsinchu, a city in northern Taiwan known for its high-tech industry; also Hsinchu County in northwest Taiwan.
- 年代ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋa decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; in Taiwan usage, each ten-year span from 0–9 is called a decade (e.g. the 1980s).
- 取代ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄞˋto replace; to take the place of; to supersede; (chemistry) substitution
- 世代ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋgeneration; era; age; a period of time marked by certain characteristics or events; for many generations; dynasty; age