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Home / Idiom / 革故鼎新

to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate

革故鼎新
gé gù dǐng xīn
g+é·2nd toneg+ù·4th toned+ǐng·3rd tonex+īn·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate除旧布新chú jiù bù xīnlit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new吐故纳新tǔ gù nà xīnreform · CL:次 cì, zhǒng, xiàng · to reform改革gǎi géto get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate破旧立新pò jiù lì xīn
Antonyms
(idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions陈陈相因chén chén xiāng yīnto cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative · stickler for tradition抱残守缺bào cán shǒu quē
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