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革旧维新
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革旧维新

革旧维新 — “To abolish old customs and introduce new ones”

革旧维新 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abolish old customs and introduce new ones”. To reform and innovate. Literally, “Abolish the old and uphold the new”.

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革旧维新 Pronunciation and Pinyin

革旧维新 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
革
gé9leather, change, reform
旧
jiù5old, former, used
维
wéi11maintain, dimension, think
新
xīn13new, fresh, recent

Example Sentence with 革旧维新

这家公司为了适应市场变化,积极革旧维新,引入了许多新的管理理念和技术,从而提升了整体竞争力。
To adapt to market changes, this company actively reformed and innovated, introducing many new management concepts and technologies, thereby enhancing its overall competitiveness.

Idioms Related to 革旧维新

Synonyms of 革旧维新

  • gé革gù故dǐng鼎xīn新discard the old and introduce 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 革旧维新

What does 革旧维新 mean?

革旧维新 (gé jiù wéi xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abolish old customs and introduce new ones”.

How do you pronounce 革旧维新?

革旧维新 is pronounced gé jiù wéi xīn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 革旧维新 literally mean?

Literally, 革旧维新 means “Abolish the old and uphold the new”. It is used to mean “to abolish old customs and introduce new ones”.

What is the Chinese definition of 革旧维新?

革:废除;维新:反对旧的,提倡新的。专指政治上的改良。改变旧的,提倡新的。

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