革故鼎新
gé​gù​dǐng​xīn

to innovate

  • created reference approved 革故鼎新 → 鼎新革故 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    革故鼎新 gé​gù​dǐng​xīn

    鼎新革故 dǐng​xīn​gé​gù

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 革故鼎新 · gé​gù​dǐng​xīn · to innovate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    革故鼎新

    gé​gù​dǐng​xīn

    to innovate

    to discard old habits or systems and establish the new; often used in the context of political reform or a change in dynasty

    革 (literal) → 革 · gé · to change 故 (literal) → 故 · gù · former 鼎新 (literal) → 鼎新 · dǐng​xīn · to innovate

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

    created sense