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除旧更新 — “To abolish the old and establish the new”

除旧更新 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abolish the old and establish the new”. To replace the old with the new. Literally, “Abolish the old, renew the new”.

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除旧更新 Pronunciation and Pinyin

除旧更新 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
除
chú10remove, eliminate, or divide
旧
jiù5old, former, used
更
gēng7even more
新
xīn13new, fresh, recent

Example Sentence with 除旧更新

这家咖啡馆每年都会对菜单进行除旧更新,带来新鲜感。
This coffee shop updates its menu every year to bring a fresh feeling.

Idioms Related to 除旧更新

Synonyms of 除旧更新

  • tuī推chén陈chū出xīn新discard the old and bring forth the new

Antonyms of 除旧更新

  • 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bù布xīn新Abolish old, establish 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

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Questions about 除旧更新

What does 除旧更新 mean?

除旧更新 (chú jiù gēng xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abolish the old and establish the new”.

How do you pronounce 除旧更新?

除旧更新 is pronounced chú jiù gēng xīn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 除旧更新 literally mean?

Literally, 除旧更新 means “Abolish the old, renew the new”. It is used to mean “to abolish the old and establish the new”.

What is the Chinese definition of 除旧更新?

清除旧的,建立新的。以新的代替旧的。

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