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to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate

除旧布新
chú jiù bù xīn
ch+ú·2nd tonej+iù·4th toneb+ù·4th tonex+īn·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate · to go beyond old ideas · advancing all the time推陈布新tuī chén bù xīnto discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate革故鼎新gé gù dǐng xīnreform · CL:次 cì, zhǒng, xiàng · to reform改革gǎi géto promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)兴利除弊xīng lì chú bìto push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate推陈出新tuī chén chū xīnto get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate破旧立新pò jiù lì xīn
Antonyms
(idiom) to continue in the same old rut · diehard conservative attitudes因循守旧yīn xún shǒu jiùfollow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut · always the same routine蹈常袭故dǎo cháng xí gù
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