







务去陈言 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be sure to eliminate obsolete or hackneyed expressions, especially in writing; to avoid clichés and trite language”. Literally, “must remove old words”.

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Open the tool →务去陈言 (wù qù chén yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be sure to eliminate obsolete or hackneyed expressions, especially in writing; to avoid clichés and trite language”.
务去陈言 is pronounced wù qù chén yán in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 务去陈言 means “must remove old words”. It is used to mean “to be sure to eliminate obsolete or hackneyed expressions, especially in writing; to avoid clichés and trite language”.
务:务必;陈言:陈旧的言辞。陈旧的言辞一定要去掉。指写作时务必要去掉陈旧的言辞