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进可替否 — “Advance the good to replace the bad; introduce beneficial changes and eliminate drawbacks”

进可替否 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to advocate for sound advice or beneficial strategies that replace and abolish flawed or detrimental practices; to introduce improvements by discarding what is ineffective”. Literally, “Advance the good to replace the bad; introduce beneficial changes and eliminate drawbacks”.

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进可替否 Pronunciation and Pinyin

进可替否 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
进
jìn7advance, enter, eat, or receive
可
kě5can, may, suitable
替
tì12substitute or replace
否
fǒu7deny or no

Example Sentence with 进可替否

面对公司运营中出现的一些陈旧环节,项目经理积极倡导新的工作流程,真正做到了进可替否,使得整体效率有了显著提升。
Facing some outdated procedures in the company's operations, the project manager actively advocated for new work processes, truly achieving the essence of advancing beneficial changes and eliminating drawbacks, which led to a significant improvement in overall efficiency.

Idioms Related to 进可替否

Synonyms of 进可替否

  • jìn进kě可tì替bù不offer good strategies to eliminate flawed practices

More idioms starting with 进

  • jìn进rén人ruò若jiāng将jiā加zhū诸xī膝,,tuì退rén人ruò若jiāng将zhuì坠zhū诸yuān渊Elevate favorites, cast down dislikes
  • jìn进fǔ俯tuì退fǔ俯inconsistent movement or posture
  • jìn进lì利chú除hài害promote good, eliminate harm
  • jìn进kě可yǐ以gōng攻,,jù据kě可yǐ以shǒu守strategic flexibility in offense and defense
  • jìn进kě可yǐ以gōng攻,,tuì退kě可yǐ以shǒu守flexible in offense and defense
  • jìn进shàn善chéng惩jiān奸promote good, punish evil
  • jìn进shàn善chéng惩è恶promote good and punish evil
  • jìn进shàn善tuì退è恶promote good, dismiss evil
  • jìn进shàn善chù黜è恶promote good, dismiss evil
  • jìn进rǎng壤guǎng广dì地expand territory
  • jìn进cùn寸tuì退chǐ尺gain little, lose much

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Questions about 进可替否

What does 进可替否 mean?

进可替否 (jìn kě tì fǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to advocate for sound advice or beneficial strategies that replace and abolish flawed or detrimental practices; to introduce improvements by discarding what is ineffective”.

How do you pronounce 进可替否?

进可替否 is pronounced jìn kě tì fǒu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 进可替否 literally mean?

Literally, 进可替否 means “Advance the good to replace the bad; introduce beneficial changes and eliminate drawbacks”. It is used to mean “to advocate for sound advice or beneficial strategies that replace and abolish flawed or detrimental practices; to introduce improvements by discarding what is ineffective”.

What is the Chinese definition of 进可替否?

指向君主进献良策以废弃弊政。

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