一改故辙
yī​gǎi​gù​zhé

to make a clean break with the past

  • created sense approved 一改故辙/一改故轍 · yī​gǎi​gù​zhé · to make a clean break with the past — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一改故辙 / 一改故轍

    yī​gǎi​gù​zhé

    to make a clean break with the past

    to completely change old habits or ways of doing things; to make a dramatic change of direction or a total reversal of previous practices

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · [suddenness] 改 (literal) → 改 · gǎi · to change 故辙 (literal) → 故辙/故轍 · gù​zhé · old ways

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense