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弃恶从善 — “To abandon evil ways and embrace good deeds”

弃恶从善 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abandon evil ways and embrace good deeds”. To turn over a new leaf. Literally, “Abandon evil, follow good”.

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弃恶从善 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 弃qì
  • 恶è
  • 从cóng
  • 善shàn

弃恶从善 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
弃
qì7abandon, discard, give up
恶
è10evil, bad, wicked
从
cóng4to follow or comply
善
shàn12good kind skillful

Example Sentence with 弃恶从善

他决心弃恶从善,从今以后做一个对社会有益的人。
He resolved to abandon evil and embrace good, and from now on be a person beneficial to society.

Idioms Related to 弃恶从善

More idioms starting with 弃

  • qì弃yì义bèi倍xìn信abandon righteousness, betray trust
  • qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜a pity to discard
  • qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜,,shí食zhī之wú无wèi味a pity to discard, tasteless to eat
  • qì弃zhī之rú如bì敝jī屐discard like a worn-out shoe
  • qì弃zhī之dù度wài外to completely disregard
  • qì弃zhī之bì敝xǐ屣discard as worthless
  • qì弃shū书juān捐jiàn剑disdain trivial matters, focus on great ambitions
  • qì弃wěi伪cóng从zhēn真abandon falsehood, follow truth
  • qì弃sú俗chū出jiā家Renounce worldly life for monasticism
  • qì弃xìn信wàng忘yì义break promises and abandon principles
  • qì弃xìn信wéi违yì义break promises and disregard morality
  • qì弃gōng公yíng营sī私abandon public for private gain

Questions about 弃恶从善

What does 弃恶从善 mean?
弃恶从善 (qì è cóng shàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abandon evil ways and embrace good deeds”.
How do you pronounce 弃恶从善?
弃恶从善 is pronounced qì è cóng shàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 弃恶从善 literally mean?
Literally, 弃恶从善 means “Abandon evil, follow good”. It is used to mean “to abandon evil ways and embrace good deeds”.
What is the Chinese definition of 弃恶从善?
丢弃邪恶行为去做好事。
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