# 耳目一新 (ěrmùyīxīn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 耳目一新 (ěrmùyīxīn) means “a breath of fresh air”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: a breath of fresh air
- Pinyin: ěrmùyīxīn (er3 mu4 yi1 xin1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这个新设计令人耳目一新。
  Zhège xīn shèjì lìng rén ěrmùyīxīn.
  This new design is a breath of fresh air.

## Characters

- 耳 (ěr): ear; handle (archaeology)
- 目 (mù): eye; to look; to regard
- [一](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-one/) (yī): one
- [新](https://hanziro.com/word/xin-new/) (xīn): new

https://hanziro.com/word/er-mu-yi-xin-breath-fresh-air/

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