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革旧立新 — “To abolish old customs, practices, or systems and establish new ones”

革旧立新 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abolish old customs, practices, or systems and establish new ones”. To innovate and reform. Literally, “Abolish the old, establish the new”.

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革旧立新 Pronunciation and Pinyin

革旧立新 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
革
gé9leather, change, reform
旧
jiù5old, former, used
立
lì5stand, establish, immediately
新
xīn13new, fresh, recent

Example Sentence with 革旧立新

为了适应市场变化,这家公司决定革旧立新,引入了更灵活的管理模式。
To adapt to market changes, this company decided to abolish old practices and establish new ones, introducing a more flexible management model.

Idioms Related to 革旧立新

Synonyms of 革旧立新

  • gé革jiù旧cóng从xīn新discard the old and follow the new
  • gé革jiù旧wéi维xīn新abolish old and establish new
  • gé革jiù旧dǐng鼎xīn新remove the old and establish the new

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

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Questions about 革旧立新

What does 革旧立新 mean?

革旧立新 (gé jiù lì xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abolish old customs, practices, or systems and establish new ones”.

How do you pronounce 革旧立新?

革旧立新 is pronounced gé jiù lì xīn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 革旧立新 literally mean?

Literally, 革旧立新 means “Abolish the old, establish the new”. It is used to mean “to abolish old customs, practices, or systems and establish new ones”.

What is the Chinese definition of 革旧立新?

指革除旧的创建新的

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