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更弦易辙 — “To change one's approach, method, or attitude”

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

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更弦易辙 Pronunciation and Pinyin

更弦易辙 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
更
gēng7even more
弦
xián8bowstring, string, hypotenuse
易
yì8easy, change, or trade
辙
zhé16wheel track or repeated mistake

Example Sentence with 更弦易辙

如果旧的方法行不通,我们可能需要更弦易辙,尝试新的策略。
If the old method doesn't work, we might need to change our approach and try new strategies.

Idioms Related to 更弦易辙

Synonyms of 更弦易辙

  • gēng更xián弦gǎi改zhé辙change one's approach or attitude

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 更弦易辙

What does 更弦易辙 mean?

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

How do you pronounce 更弦易辙?

更弦易辙 is pronounced gēng xián yì zhé in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 更弦易辙 literally mean?

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

What is the Chinese definition of 更弦易辙?

比喻改变方法或态度。

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