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弃旧图新 — “To abandon the old and embrace the new”

弃旧图新 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abandon the old and embrace the new”. To turn over a new leaf and make a fresh start, often implying a change for the better. Literally, “Abandon old, seek new”.

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弃旧图新 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 弃qì
  • 旧jiù
  • 图tú
  • 新xīn

弃旧图新 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
弃
qì7abandon, discard, give up
旧
jiù5old, former, used
图
tú8picture, map, plan, seek
新
xīn13new, fresh, recent

Example Sentence with 弃旧图新

小明决定在新学期弃旧图新,努力学习,争取取得好成绩。
Xiao Ming decided to turn over a new leaf in the new semester, study diligently, and strive for good academic results.

Idioms Related to 弃旧图新

Antonyms of 弃旧图新

  • yī一yì意gū孤xíng行persist stubbornly in one's own course
  • tóng同liú流hé合wū污associate with bad people and do evil
  • zhì至sǐ死bù不wù悟never come to one's senses

More idioms starting with 弃

  • qì弃yì义bèi倍xìn信abandon righteousness, betray trust
  • qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜a pity to discard
  • qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜,,shí食zhī之wú无wèi味a pity to discard, tasteless to eat
  • qì弃zhī之rú如bì敝jī屐discard like a worn-out shoe
  • qì弃zhī之dù度wài外to completely disregard
  • qì弃zhī之bì敝xǐ屣discard as worthless
  • qì弃shū书juān捐jiàn剑disdain trivial matters, focus on great ambitions
  • qì弃wěi伪cóng从zhēn真abandon falsehood, follow truth
  • qì弃sú俗chū出jiā家Renounce worldly life for monasticism
  • qì弃xìn信wàng忘yì义break promises and abandon principles
  • qì弃xìn信wéi违yì义break promises and disregard morality
  • qì弃gōng公yíng营sī私abandon public for private gain

Questions about 弃旧图新

What does 弃旧图新 mean?
弃旧图新 (qì jiù tú xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abandon the old and embrace the new”.
How do you pronounce 弃旧图新?
弃旧图新 is pronounced qì jiù tú xīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 弃旧图新 literally mean?
Literally, 弃旧图新 means “Abandon old, seek new”. It is used to mean “to abandon the old and embrace the new”.
What is the Chinese definition of 弃旧图新?
抛弃旧的,谋求新的。多指由坏的转向好的,离开错误的道路走向正确的道路。
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