革面悛心 — “To turn over a new leaf”
革面悛心 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to turn over a new leaf”. To thoroughly reform oneself and become a new person; to mend one's ways completely. Literally, “Reform countenance, repent heart”.
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革面悛心 Pronunciation and Pinyin
革面悛心 Character Breakdown
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经过这次深刻的反思，他决定革面悛心，努力弥补过去的错误。
After this profound self-reflection, he decided to turn over a new leaf and diligently make up for past mistakes.
Idioms Related to 革面悛心
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- gé革fán凡chéng成shèng圣shed the mundane, become holy
- gé革fán凡dēng登shèng圣shed the mundane and ascend to sagehood
- gé革mìng命chuàng创zhì制revolutionize and establish new systems
- gé革mìng命fǎn反zhèng正revolutionize and restore order
- gé革tú图yì易lǜ虑change plans and alter considerations
- gé革jiān奸chǎn铲bào暴root out evil and suppress violence
- gé革dài带yí移kǒng孔grow increasingly gaunt
- gé革xīn心yì易xíng行reform one's thinking and behavior
- gé革gù故lì立xīn新abolish the old and set up the new
- gé革gù故dǐng鼎xīn新discard the old and introduce the new
- gé革xīn新biàn变jiù旧innovate and replace the old
- gé革jiù旧cóng从xīn新discard the old and follow the new
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Open the tool →Questions about 革面悛心
What does 革面悛心 mean?
革面悛心 (gé miàn quān xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to turn over a new leaf”.
How do you pronounce 革面悛心?
革面悛心 is pronounced gé miàn quān xīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 革面悛心 literally mean?
Literally, 革面悛心 means “Reform countenance, repent heart”. It is used to mean “to turn over a new leaf”.
What is the Chinese definition of 革面悛心?
比喻彻底改过，重新做人。同“革面洗心”。