革故立新 — “To abolish the old and set up the new”
革故立新 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abolish the old and set up the new”. To innovate and reform; to get rid of the old to make way for the new. Literally, “remove the old, establish the new”.
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革故立新 Pronunciation and Pinyin
革故立新 Character Breakdown
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为了适应市场变化，这家公司决定革故立新，对产品线进行全面升级。
To adapt to market changes, this company decided to innovate and reform, comprehensively upgrading its product line.
Idioms Related to 革故立新
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- gé革mìng命chuàng创zhì制revolutionize and establish new systems
- gé革mìng命fǎn反zhèng正revolutionize and restore order
- gé革tú图yì易lǜ虑change plans and alter considerations
- gé革jiān奸chǎn铲bào暴root out evil and suppress violence
- gé革dài带yí移kǒng孔grow increasingly gaunt
- gé革xīn心yì易xíng行reform one's thinking and behavior
- gé革gù故dǐng鼎xīn新discard the old and introduce the new
- gé革xīn新biàn变jiù旧innovate and replace the old
- gé革jiù旧cóng从xīn新discard the old and follow the new
- gé革jiù旧tú图xīn新discard the old and usher in the new
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Open the tool →Questions about 革故立新
What does 革故立新 mean?
革故立新 (gé gù lì xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abolish the old and set up the new”.
How do you pronounce 革故立新?
革故立新 is pronounced gé gù lì xīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 革故立新 literally mean?
Literally, 革故立新 means “remove the old, establish the new”. It is used to mean “to abolish the old and set up the new”.
What is the Chinese definition of 革故立新?
旧指朝政变革或改朝换代。现泛指除去旧的，建立新的。同“革故鼎新”。