喜新厌旧 xǐxīnyànjiù to be fickle in affection Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 喜新厌旧 喜新厭舊 xǐxīnyànjiù to be fickle in affection To like the new and hate the old; describes being enamored with new things or people while becoming bored with the old, especially regarding romantic relationships. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.240 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.986 per million Cross-References Synonym 得新厌旧 déxīnyànjiùSame as 厌旧喜新 yànjiùxǐxīn Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
喜新厌旧 喜新厭舊 xǐxīnyànjiù to be fickle in affection To like the new and hate the old; describes being enamored with new things or people while becoming bored with the old, especially regarding romantic relationships. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.240 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.986 per million Cross-References Synonym 得新厌旧 déxīnyànjiùSame as 厌旧喜新 yànjiùxǐxīn Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)