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刷新

Mandarin · pinyin shuā xīn

to renovate
to refurbish
to refresh (computer window)
to write a new page (in history)
to break (a record)

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刷: shuā · brush; clean with brush, scrub
新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern

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1–1 · shua1 xin1

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caat3 san1

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verb

(literally) to repaint; to renovate; to refurbish
(figurative) to refresh (memory, etc.); to write a new page; to break (a record)
(computing) to refresh

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