新陈代谢 — Chinese idiom
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
Traditional: 新陳代謝
Meaning
- metabolism (biology)
- the new replaces the old
Character by character
- 新xīnnew, recent, fresh, modern
- 陈chénto display, to exhibit; to plead; surname
- 代dàiera, generation; to substitute for, to replace
- 谢xièto thank; to refuse politely
Idioms sharing a character
- 咸与维新 xián yù wéi xīn
- 喜新厌旧 xǐ xīn yàn jiù
- 壁垒一新 bì lěi yī xīn
- 悔过自新 huǐ guò zì xīn
- 推陈布新 tuī chén bù xīn
- 推陈出新 tuī chén chū xīn
- 改过自新 gǎi guò zì xīn
- 新仇旧恨 xīn chóu jiù hèn
- 新来乍到 xīn lái zhà dào
- 新婚燕尔 xīn hūn yàn ěr
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