除旧布新 — Chinese idiom
除旧布新
chú jiù bù xīn
Traditional: 除舊布新
Meaning
- to get rid of the old to bring in the new ; to innovate
Character by character
- 除chúto eliminate, to remove, to wipe out
- 旧jiùold, ancient; former, past
- 布bùcotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare;
- 新xīnnew, recent, fresh, modern
Idioms sharing a character
- 加减乘除 jiā jiǎn chéng chú
- 扫除天下 sǎo chú tiān xià
- 斩草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
- 为民除害 wèi mín chú hài
- 破除迷信 pò chú mí xìn
- 兴利除弊 xīng lì chú bì
- 药到病除 yào dào bìng chú
- 除恶务尽 chú è wù jìn
- 除暴安良 chú bào ān liáng
- 除旧更新 chú jiù gēng xīn
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