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改恶向善
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改恶向善

改恶向善 — “To abandon evil and embrace good”

改恶向善 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abandon evil and embrace good”. To mend one's ways and turn over a new leaf. Literally, “Change from evil towards good”.

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改恶向善 Pronunciation and Pinyin

改恶向善 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
改
gǎi7change or alter
恶
è10evil, bad, wicked
向
xiàng6towards, facing, direction
善
shàn12good kind skillful

Example Sentence with 改恶向善

他经过一番深刻的反思,终于决定改恶向善,重新开始自己的生活。
After deep reflection, he finally decided to mend his ways and start his life anew.

Idioms Related to 改恶向善

Synonyms of 改恶向善

  • gǎi改è恶cóng从shàn善give up evil and follow good

Antonyms of 改恶向善

  • sǐ死bù不huǐ悔gǎi改stubbornly refuse to repent

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

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Questions about 改恶向善

What does 改恶向善 mean?

改恶向善 (gǎi è xiàng shàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abandon evil and embrace good”.

How do you pronounce 改恶向善?

改恶向善 is pronounced gǎi è xiàng shàn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 改恶向善 literally mean?

Literally, 改恶向善 means “Change from evil towards good”. It is used to mean “to abandon evil and embrace good”.

What is the Chinese definition of 改恶向善?

指不再做恶,重新做好人。

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