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除旧布新 — “To abolish the old and establish the new”

除旧布新 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abolish the old and establish the new”. To discard the outdated and usher in the fresh. Literally, “remove the old and establish the new”.

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除旧布新 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 除chú
  • 旧jiù
  • 布bù
  • 新xīn

除旧布新 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
除
chú10remove, eliminate, or divide
旧
jiù5old, former, used
布
bù5cloth; announce; arrange
新
xīn13new, fresh, recent

Example Sentence with 除旧布新

春节前夕,人们都会彻底打扫房屋,除旧布新,迎接新的一年。
On the eve of the Spring Festival, people thoroughly clean their homes, discarding the old and ushering in the new, to welcome the new year.

Idioms Related to 除旧布新

Synonyms of 除旧布新

  • gé革gù故dǐng鼎xīn新discard the old and introduce the new

Antonyms of 除旧布新

  • yīn因xún循shǒu守jiù旧stick to old ways
  • dǎo蹈cháng常xí袭gù故follow old routines and customs

More idioms starting with 除

  • chú除jiān奸gé革bì弊Eliminate corruption and reform malpractices
  • chú除hài害xīng兴lì利eliminate harm, promote benefit
  • chú除è恶wù务jìn尽eradicate evil completely
  • chú除è恶wù务běn本eliminate evil by striking at the root
  • chú除huàn患xīng兴lì利eliminate harm, promote benefit
  • chú除huàn患níng宁luàn乱eliminate dangers and pacify disturbances
  • chú除jiù旧gēng更xīn新abolish the old and establish the new
  • chú除bào暴ān安liáng良eliminate the violent and pacify the good
  • chú除cán残qù去huì秽eradicate evil and corruption
  • chú除cán残qū祛bào暴eliminate cruelty and violence
  • chú除láng狼dé得hǔ虎get rid of one problem only to find another
  • chú除jí疾yí遗lèi类treat symptoms, leave root cause

Questions about 除旧布新

What does 除旧布新 mean?
除旧布新 (chú jiù bù xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abolish the old and establish the new”.
How do you pronounce 除旧布新?
除旧布新 is pronounced chú jiù bù xīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 除旧布新 literally mean?
Literally, 除旧布新 means “remove the old and establish the new”. It is used to mean “to abolish the old and establish the new”.
What is the Chinese definition of 除旧布新?
布:安排,开展。清除旧的,建立新的。以新的代替旧的。
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