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改恶从善 — “To give up evil and follow good”

改恶从善 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to give up evil and follow good”. To mend one's ways; to turn over a new leaf. Literally, “Change evil and follow good”.

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改恶从善 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 改gǎi
  • 恶è
  • 从cóng
  • 善shàn

改恶从善 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
改
gǎi7change or alter
恶
è10evil, bad, wicked
从
cóng4to follow or comply
善
shàn12good kind skillful

Example Sentence with 改恶从善

经过一番深刻的反思,他决心改恶从善,重新开始新的生活。
After deep reflection, he resolved to mend his ways and start a new life.

Idioms Related to 改恶从善

Synonyms of 改恶从善

  • qì弃àn暗tóu投míng明forsake evil and follow good
  • gǎi改guò过qiān迁shàn善Correct mistakes and embrace goodness
  • gǎi改xié邪guī归zhèng正mend one's ways

Antonyms of 改恶从善

  • sǐ死bù不gǎi改huǐ悔unrepentant until death
  • fù负yú隅wán顽kàng抗make a desperate, stubborn last stand
  • wán顽gù固bù不huà化stubborn and unwilling to change

More idioms starting with 改

  • gǎi改sú俗qiān迁fēng风change customs and habits
  • gǎi改kǒu口tà沓shé舌go back on one's word
  • gǎi改míng名huàn换xìng姓change one's name and identity
  • gǎi改míng名yì易xìng姓change one's name and surname
  • gǎi改tiān天huàn换dì地to transform completely
  • gǎi改tóu头huàn换wěi尾make superficial changes
  • gǎi改tóu头huàn换miàn面make superficial changes
  • gǎi改xìng姓yì易dài代change ruling dynasty or system
  • gǎi改xìng姓gēng更míng名change one's name to conceal identity
  • gǎi改róng容yì易mào貌change one's appearance completely
  • gǎi改róng容gèng更mào貌change one's appearance or demeanor
  • gǎi改zhāng张yì易diào调change one's approach or policy

Questions about 改恶从善

What does 改恶从善 mean?
改恶从善 (gǎi è cóng shàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to give up evil and follow good”.
How do you pronounce 改恶从善?
改恶从善 is pronounced gǎi è cóng shàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 改恶从善 literally mean?
Literally, 改恶从善 means “Change evil and follow good”. It is used to mean “to give up evil and follow good”.
What is the Chinese definition of 改恶从善?
再不做坏事,决心做好人。
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