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鼎新革故 — “To discard the old and establish the new”

鼎新革故 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard the old and establish the new”. To innovate and bring about radical reforms. Literally, “Renew the new, reform the old”.

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鼎新革故 Pronunciation and Pinyin

鼎新革故 Character Breakdown

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

Example Sentence with 鼎新革故

为了更好地适应市场需求,我们的团队决定鼎新革故,从产品设计到营销策略都进行了大胆创新。
To better adapt to market demands, our team decided to discard the old and establish the new, boldly innovating from product design to marketing strategies.

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Synonyms of 鼎新革故

  • tuī推chén陈chū出xīn新discard the old and bring forth the new
  • dí涤gù故gēng更xīn新discard the old, embrace the new
  • pò破jiù旧lì立xīn新destroy the old, establish the new

Antonyms of 鼎新革故

  • yīn因xún循shǒu守jiù旧stick to old ways

More idioms starting with 鼎

  • dǐng鼎fēn分sān三zú足form a tripartite balance
  • dǐng鼎chéng成lóng龙shēng升Emperor's death and ascension to heaven
  • dǐng鼎chéng成lóng龙qù去an emperor's death
  • dǐng鼎shé折fù覆sù餗weak but taking on heavy responsibilities
  • dǐng鼎shé折sù餗fù覆undertake a task beyond one's capability
  • dǐng鼎hú湖lóng龙qù去the passing of an emperor
  • dǐng鼎yù玉guī龟fú符imperial treasures and symbols of divine mandate
  • dǐng鼎zú足sān三fēn分three equally strong parties in confrontation
  • dǐng鼎zú足zhī之shì势tripartite standoff or balance of power
  • dǐng鼎zú足ér而sān三three-way rivalry or balance
  • dǐng鼎zú足ér而jū居form a three-way standoff
  • dǐng鼎zú足ér而lì立stand in tripartite confrontation

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Questions about 鼎新革故

What does 鼎新革故 mean?

鼎新革故 (dǐng xīn gé gù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard the old and establish the new”.

How do you pronounce 鼎新革故?

鼎新革故 is pronounced dǐng xīn gé gù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 鼎新革故 literally mean?

Literally, 鼎新革故 means “Renew the new, reform the old”. It is used to mean “to discard the old and establish the new”.

What is the Chinese definition of 鼎新革故?

旧指朝政变革或改朝换代。现泛指除掉旧的,建立拳的。

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