WordTaiwan frequency #15,474
耳目一新
ㄦˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ
“a refreshing change; a completely new and pleasant experience; seeing and hearing things feel fresh and novel”
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耳
ㄦˇ
The organ of hearing in humans and animals; a handle attached to an object for carrying; something shaped like an ear; a surname.
目
ㄇㄨˋ
Eye; to look; to see; item; section; list; catalogue; order (taxonomy); title; name; mesh; leader.
一
ㄧ
The number one; single; a; as soon as; entire; whole; all; a "one" radical in Chinese characters; also used for clarity when spelling out numbers.
新
ㄒㄧㄣ
New; newly; fresh; modern; recent; just beginning; a dynasty name; surname Xin; abbr. for Xinjiang or Singapore.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 第一ㄉㄧˋ ㄧfirst; foremost; primary; most important; number one; top; leading; best.
- 一樣ㄧ ㄧㄤˋsame; identical; equal; just like; the same as; just as
- 目前ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊat the present time; currently; now; at this moment
- 一些ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝsome; a few; a little; (after an adjective) slightly …er
- 一定ㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋcertainly; definitely; surely; fixed; settled; a certain amount or degree; to a certain extent
- 一直ㄧ ㄓˊcontinuously; all the time; without interruption; straight ahead; a straight vertical stroke in writing
- 一起ㄧ ㄑㄧˇin the same place; together; in company with; altogether; in total; a case or instance of something (e.g., an accident, dispute).
- 一點ㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˇa little; a bit; (in negatives) not at all; a bit more (after adjectives); a point in discussion; one o'clock; dot stroke in calligraphy
- 一般ㄧ ㄅㄢcommon; ordinary; usual; general; generally; in general; same; identical.
- 一下ㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋa bit; a little (after a verb, indicating brief duration or softening tone); all at once; suddenly; once; one time
- 一切ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋeverything; all; the whole; entirely; without exception.
- 目標ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄠa goal or objective to aim for; a target; a military objective; a point of aim