gǎi​xián​gēng​zhāng

to make a fresh start

  • created reference approved 改弦更张/改弦更張 → 改弦易辙/改弦易轍 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    改弦更张 / 改弦更張 gǎi​xián​gēng​zhāng

    改弦易辙 / 改弦易轍 gǎi​xián​yì​zhé

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  • created reference approved 改弦更张/改弦更張 → 改张易调/改張易調 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    改弦更张 / 改弦更張 gǎi​xián​gēng​zhāng

    改张易调 / 改張易調 gǎi​zhāng​yì​diào

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  • created reference approved 改弦更张/改弦更張 → 旧调重弹/舊調重彈 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    改弦更张 / 改弦更張 gǎi​xián​gēng​zhāng

    旧调重弹 / 舊調重彈 jiù​diào​chóng​tán

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  • created sense approved 改弦更张/改弦更張 · gǎi​xián​gēng​zhāng · to make a fresh start — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    改弦更张 / 改弦更張

    gǎi​xián​gēng​zhāng

    to make a fresh start

    Literally meaning to change the strings of an instrument and retune them, this idiom is used to describe a major change in policy, system, or attitude in order to start anew.

    改 (literal) → 改 · gǎi · to change 弦 (literal) → 弦 · xián · string 更张 (literal) → 更张/更張 · gēng​zhāng · to restring

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

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