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to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate

推陈出新
tuī chén chū xīn
t+uī·1st tonech+én·2nd tonech+ū·1st tonex+īn·1st tone
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Synonyms
lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new吐故纳新tǔ gù nà xīnto get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate除旧布新chú jiù bù xīn(idiom) to reform habits and customs移风易俗yí fēng yì súmetabolism (biology) · the new replaces the old (idiom)新陈代谢xīn chén dài xièto get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate破旧立新pò jiù lì xīnto replace the old with new (idiom)除旧更新chú jiù gēng xīn
Antonyms
hidebound by convention (idiom)墨守成规mò shǒu chéng guī(idiom) to continue in the same old rut · diehard conservative attitudes因循守旧yīn xún shǒu jiù
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