革旧从新 — “To discard old ways or practices and adopt new ones”
革旧从新 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard old ways or practices and adopt new ones”. To innovate and renew; to make a fresh start by reforming the outdated. Literally, “Discard the old and follow the new”.
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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lì立xīn新abolish the old and set up the new
- 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tú图xīn新discard the old and usher in the new
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What does 革旧从新 mean?
革旧从新 (gé jiù cóng xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard old ways or practices and adopt new ones”.
How do you pronounce 革旧从新?
革旧从新 is pronounced gé jiù cóng xīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 革旧从新 literally mean?
Literally, 革旧从新 means “Discard the old and follow the new”. It is used to mean “to discard old ways or practices and adopt new ones”.
What is the Chinese definition of 革旧从新?
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”。