破旧立新

Traditional: 破舊立新

pò jiù lì xīn

Dictionary entry

to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate

What does 破旧立新 mean?

破旧立新 (pò jiù lì xīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate

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破pòbroken · damaged 旧jiùold · opposite: new 新立Lìsurname Li 新Xīnabbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] · abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]

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破旧立新

pò jiù lì xīn

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