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革旧图新 — “To discard the old and usher in the new”

革旧图新 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard the old and usher in the new”. To innovate; to reform and rejuvenate. Literally, “Abolish the old and seek the new”.

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革旧图新 Pronunciation and Pinyin

革旧图新 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
革
gé9leather, change, reform
旧
jiù5old, former, used
图
tú8picture, map, plan, seek
新
xīn13new, fresh, recent

Example Sentence with 革旧图新

为了让产品更受欢迎,设计团队决定革旧图新,推出了一系列具有现代感的新款式。
To make the product more popular, the design team decided to innovate, launching a series of new styles with a modern feel.

Idioms Related to 革旧图新

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

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Questions about 革旧图新

What does 革旧图新 mean?

革旧图新 (gé jiù tú xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard the old and usher in the new”.

How do you pronounce 革旧图新?

革旧图新 is pronounced gé jiù tú xīn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 革旧图新 literally mean?

Literally, 革旧图新 means “Abolish the old and seek the new”. It is used to mean “to discard the old and usher in the new”.

What is the Chinese definition of 革旧图新?

抛弃旧的事物,谋求新的途径。

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