Read Edit View history 脱胎换骨 tuōtāihuàngǔ reborn Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 脱胎换骨 (脫胎換骨) tuōtāihuàngǔ reborn idiom to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones; to be reborn as a Daoist immortal 传说他得道成仙，已经脱胎换骨。 chuánshuō tā dédào chéngxiān, yǐjīng tuōtāihuàngǔ. Legend has it that he attained immortality and underwent a complete transformation. recreate idiom to create new artistic or literary works by transforming old material into something new 这部戏剧在传统故事的基础上脱胎换骨，赋予了现代意义。 zhè bù xìjù zài chuántǒng gùshi de jīchǔ shàng tuōtāihuàngǔ, fùyǔ le xiàndài yìyì. The play was transformed from the traditional story, giving it modern significance. transform idiom to undergo a fundamental change in character or outlook; to turn over a new leaf 经过军营生活的洗礼，他整个人都脱胎换骨了。 jīngguò jūnyíng shēnghuó de xǐlǐ, tā zhěng gè rén dōu tuōtāihuàngǔ le. After the experience of military life, he was completely transformed. Frequency Movie subtitles 1.61 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.75 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
脱胎换骨 (脫胎換骨) tuōtāihuàngǔ reborn idiom to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones; to be reborn as a Daoist immortal 传说他得道成仙，已经脱胎换骨。 chuánshuō tā dédào chéngxiān, yǐjīng tuōtāihuàngǔ. Legend has it that he attained immortality and underwent a complete transformation. recreate idiom to create new artistic or literary works by transforming old material into something new 这部戏剧在传统故事的基础上脱胎换骨，赋予了现代意义。 zhè bù xìjù zài chuántǒng gùshi de jīchǔ shàng tuōtāihuàngǔ, fùyǔ le xiàndài yìyì. The play was transformed from the traditional story, giving it modern significance. transform idiom to undergo a fundamental change in character or outlook; to turn over a new leaf 经过军营生活的洗礼，他整个人都脱胎换骨了。 jīngguò jūnyíng shēnghuó de xǐlǐ, tā zhěng gè rén dōu tuōtāihuàngǔ le. After the experience of military life, he was completely transformed. Frequency Movie subtitles 1.61 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.75 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)