新陈代谢 xīnchéndàixiè▶ Lo nuevo reemplaza a lo viejo

Stroke order

新陈代谢 is written in 37 strokes across 4 characters.

• 新 — 13 strokes
• 陈 — 7 strokes
• 代 — 5 strokes
• 谢 — 12 strokes

Senses

1. metabolism (biology)
2. the new replaces the old (idiom)

Related words

• 世代generación
• 交代entregar
• 代价costo
• 代理agente
• 创新innovar
• 历代dinastías pasadas

新陈代谢 is pronounced xīnchéndàixiè and means “Lo nuevo reemplaza a lo viejo”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 新陈代谢 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.