改过自新 gǎiguòzìxīn to turn over a new leaf Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 改过自新 改過自新 gǎiguòzìxīn to turn over a new leaf adjectiveverb to reform oneself and start afresh; to correct one's errors and become a new person. This idiom emphasizes the act of making amends, whereas 洗心革面 xǐxīngémiàn emphasizes a thorough internal transformation. 他坐过几次牢，但近来似乎已改过自新。 tā zuò guo jǐcì láo, dàn jìnlái sìhū yǐ gǎiguòzìxīn. He has been in jail several times, but recently he seems to have turned over a new leaf. Frequency Movie subtitles 3.64 per million appears in 2% of films Written text 0.429 per million Cross-References See 洗心革面 xǐxīngémiànSynonym 洗心自新 xǐxīnzìxīn Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
改过自新 改過自新 gǎiguòzìxīn to turn over a new leaf adjectiveverb to reform oneself and start afresh; to correct one's errors and become a new person. This idiom emphasizes the act of making amends, whereas 洗心革面 xǐxīngémiàn emphasizes a thorough internal transformation. 他坐过几次牢，但近来似乎已改过自新。 tā zuò guo jǐcì láo, dàn jìnlái sìhū yǐ gǎiguòzìxīn. He has been in jail several times, but recently he seems to have turned over a new leaf. Frequency Movie subtitles 3.64 per million appears in 2% of films Written text 0.429 per million Cross-References See 洗心革面 xǐxīngémiànSynonym 洗心自新 xǐxīnzìxīn Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
