改过自新

Traditional: 改過自新

gǎi guò zì xīn

Dictionary entry

to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf

What does 改过自新 mean?

改过自新 (gǎi guò zì xīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf

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改gǎito change · to alter 过Guōsurname Guo 自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 新Xīnabbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] · abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]

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改过自新

gǎi guò zì xīn

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