弃旧换新
qì​jiù​huàn​xīn

to discard the old for the new; to turn over a new leaf

  • created sense approved 弃旧换新/棄舊換新 · qì​jiù​huàn​xīn · to discard the old for the new; to turn over a new leaf — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弃旧换新 / 棄舊換新

    qì​jiù​huàn​xīn

    to discard the old for the new; to turn over a new leaf

    To discard old things for new ones, often used metaphorically for a change in dynasties, a major transformation, or personal reform

    弃 (literal) → 弃/棄 · qì · to abandon 旧 (literal) → 旧/舊 · jiù · old 换新 (literal) → 换新/換新 · huàn​xīn · to replace with new

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

    created sense