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革故鼎新 — “To discard the old and introduce the new”

革故鼎新 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard the old and introduce the new”. To innovate and make reforms. Literally, “remove the old, establish the new”.

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革故鼎新 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 革gé
  • 故gù
  • 鼎dǐng
  • 新xīn

革故鼎新 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
革
gé9leather, change, reform
故
gù9therefore, old, or intentional
鼎
dǐng13ancient tripod cauldron
新
xīn13new, fresh, recent

Example Sentence with 革故鼎新

为了适应市场变化,这家公司决定革故鼎新,引入新的管理模式和生产技术。
To adapt to market changes, this company decided to discard the old and introduce the new, adopting new management models and production technologies.

Idioms Related to 革故鼎新

Synonyms of 革故鼎新

  • 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 革故鼎新

  • bào抱cán残shǒu守quē缺cling to old outdated things
  • chén陈chén陈xiāng相yīn因stick to old ways

More idioms starting with 革

  • gé革fán凡chéng成shèng圣shed the mundane, become holy
  • gé革fán凡dēng登shèng圣shed the mundane and ascend to sagehood
  • 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lì立xīn新abolish the old and set up 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

Questions about 革故鼎新

What does 革故鼎新 mean?
革故鼎新 (gé gù dǐng xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard the old and introduce the new”.
How do you pronounce 革故鼎新?
革故鼎新 is pronounced gé gù dǐng xīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 革故鼎新 literally mean?
Literally, 革故鼎新 means “remove the old, establish the new”. It is used to mean “to discard the old and introduce the new”.
What is the Chinese definition of 革故鼎新?
革:改变,革除;故:旧的;鼎:树立。旧指朝政变革或改朝换代。现泛指除去旧的,建立新的。
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