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更弦改辙 — “To change one's approach, method, or attitude”

更弦改辙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to change one's approach, method, or attitude”. To alter one's course of action. Literally, “change strings and alter tracks”.

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更弦改辙 Pronunciation and Pinyin

更弦改辙 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
更
gēng7even more
弦
xián8bowstring, string, hypotenuse
改
gǎi7change or alter
辙
zhé16wheel track or repeated mistake

Example Sentence with 更弦改辙

经过多次尝试后,他决定更弦改辙,采用一种全新的学习方法。
After several attempts, he decided to change his approach and adopt a completely new learning method.

Idioms Related to 更弦改辙

Synonyms of 更弦改辙

  • gēng更xián弦yì易zhé辙change one's approach or method

Antonyms of 更弦改辙

  • gù固zhí执jǐ己jiàn见stubbornly adhere to one's own opinions

More idioms starting with 更

  • gèng更shàng上yī一céng层lóu楼reach a higher level
  • gèng更pú仆nán难jìn尽too many to count
  • gēng更pú仆nán难shǔ数too numerous to count
  • gēng更pú仆nán难zhōng终too numerous to count
  • gēng更lìng令míng明hào号reissue clear commands
  • gēng更míng名gǎi改xìng姓change one's name and surname
  • gēng更chàng唱dié叠hé和exchange poems or songs
  • gēng更chàng唱dié迭hé和sing and respond in turn
  • gèng更xìng姓gǎi改míng名change one's name
  • gēng更xìng姓gǎi改wù物introduce sweeping reforms and new order
  • gèng更dài待hé何shí时What are we still waiting for?

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Questions about 更弦改辙

What does 更弦改辙 mean?

更弦改辙 (gēng xián gǎi zhé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to change one's approach, method, or attitude”.

How do you pronounce 更弦改辙?

更弦改辙 is pronounced gēng xián gǎi zhé in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 更弦改辙 literally mean?

Literally, 更弦改辙 means “change strings and alter tracks”. It is used to mean “to change one's approach, method, or attitude”.

What is the Chinese definition of 更弦改辙?

比喻改变方法或态度。同“更弦易辙”。

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