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推陈出新 — “To discard the old and bring forth the new”

推陈出新 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard the old and bring forth the new”. To innovate, replacing outdated elements with fresh ones, often implying critical inheritance and improvement. Literally, “Push out the old, bring forth the new”.

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推陈出新 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 推tuī
  • 陈chén
  • 出chū
  • 新xīn

推陈出新 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
推
tuī11push, promote, infer, postpone
陈
chén8display, old, state
出
chū5go or come out
新
xīn13new, fresh, recent

Example Sentence with 推陈出新

这家餐馆通过不断地推陈出新,将传统菜肴与现代烹饪技艺结合,吸引了众多食客。
This restaurant attracts many diners by constantly discarding the old and bringing forth the new, combining traditional dishes with modern cooking techniques.

Idioms Related to 推陈出新

Synonyms of 推陈出新

  • tǔ吐gù故nà纳xīn新discard the old, absorb the new
  • chú除jiù旧bù布xīn新Abolish old, establish new

Antonyms of 推陈出新

  • yīn因xún循shǒu守jiù旧stick to old ways
  • mò墨shǒu守chéng成guī规stick to old ways

More idioms starting with 推

  • tuī推sān三dàng宕sì四shirk and procrastinate repeatedly
  • tuī推sān三lā拉sì四make excuses to shirk responsibility
  • tuī推sān三āi挨sì四make excuses and procrastinate
  • tuī推sān三tuī推sì四make excuses and shirk responsibility
  • tuī推sān三zǔ阻sì四make excuses to shirk responsibility
  • tuī推dōng东zhǔ主xī西make excuses and shirk responsibility
  • tuī推zhī之sì四hǎi海ér而jiē皆zhǔn准universally applicable truth
  • tuī推wáng亡gù固cún存eliminate the failing, consolidate the thriving
  • tuī推tiān天qiǎng抢dì地pushing and shoving chaotically
  • tuī推zōng宗míng明běn本deduce principles, clarify origin
  • tuī推chóng崇bèi备zhì至praise highly and profusely
  • tuī推jǐ己jí及rén人put oneself in others' shoes

Questions about 推陈出新

What does 推陈出新 mean?
推陈出新 (tuī chén chū xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard the old and bring forth the new”.
How do you pronounce 推陈出新?
推陈出新 is pronounced tuī chén chū xīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 推陈出新 literally mean?
Literally, 推陈出新 means “Push out the old, bring forth the new”. It is used to mean “to discard the old and bring forth the new”.
What is the Chinese definition of 推陈出新?
指对旧的文化进行批判地继承,剔除其糟粕,吸取其精华,创造出新的文化。
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