革面 gémiàn to change appearance Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 洗心革面 xǐxīngémiàn to turn over a new leaf to wash one's heart and renew one's face; to repent sincerely and thoroughly reform oneself; to start over as a new person革面洗心 gémiànxǐxīn to turn over a new leaf (idiom) to repent sincerely and reform one's character; to start life anew