自我作故
zì​wǒ​zuò​gù

to start something new

  • created sense approved 自我作故 · zì​wǒ​zuò​gù · to start something new — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自我作故

    zì​wǒ​zuò​gù

    to start something new

    to break from tradition or old conventions to create a new way of doing things

    自我 (literal) → 自我 · zì​wǒ · oneself 作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to do 故 (literal) → 故 · gù · former

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

    created sense