更新换代
gēng xīn huàn dài
Pinyin

Definition

更新换代
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gēng xīn huàn dài
  1. reform and renewal
  2. generational change

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

新
Xīn
  1. 1 abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xīn jiāng] or Singapore 新加坡[Xīn jiā pō]
  2. 2 surname Xin
新增
xīn zēng
  1. 1 newly added
  2. 2 additional
  3. 3 to add (to what already exists)
新年
xīn nián
  1. 1 New Year
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
新浪
Xīn làng
  1. 1 Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
更
gēng
  1. 1 to change or replace
  2. 2 to experience
  3. 3 one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. 4 watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
更新
gēng xīn
  1. 1 to replace the old with new
  2. 2 to renew
  3. 3 to renovate
  4. 4 to upgrade
  5. 5 to update
  6. 6 to regenerate
三更半夜
sān gēng bàn yè
  1. 1 in the depth of the night
  2. 2 very late at night
交代
jiāo dài
  1. 1 to hand over
  2. 2 to explain
  3. 3 to make clear
  4. 4 to brief (sb)
  5. 5 to account for
  6. 6 to justify oneself
  7. 7 to confess
  8. 8 (coll.) to finish
代
dài
  1. 1 to substitute
  2. 2 to act on behalf of others
  3. 3 to replace
  4. 4 generation
  5. 5 dynasty
  6. 6 age
  7. 7 period
  8. 8 (historical) era
  9. 9 (geological) eon
代价
dài jià
  1. 1 price
  2. 2 cost
  3. 3 consideration (in share dealing)
代替
dài tì
  1. 1 to replace
  2. 2 to take the place of
代理
dài lǐ
  1. 1 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
  2. 2 to act as an agent or proxy
  3. 3 surrogate
  4. 4 (computing) proxy
代笔
dài bǐ
  1. 1 to write on behalf of sb
  2. 2 to ghostwrite
代表
dài biǎo
  1. 1 representative
  2. 2 delegate
  3. 3 CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè],名[míng]
  4. 4 to represent
  5. 5 to stand for
  6. 6 on behalf of
  7. 7 in the name of
代言人
dài yán rén
  1. 1 spokesperson
代谢
dài xiè
  1. 1 replacement
  2. 2 substitution
  3. 3 metabolism (biol.)
代购
dài gòu
  1. 1 to buy (on behalf of sb)
全新
quán xīn
  1. 1 all new
  2. 2 completely new
刷新
shuā xīn
  1. 1 to renovate
  2. 2 to refurbish
  3. 3 to refresh (computer window)
  4. 4 to write a new page (in history)
  5. 5 to break (a record)
创新
chuàng xīn
  1. 1 innovation
  2. 2 to bring forth new ideas
  3. 3 to blaze new trails

Idioms (20)

世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法，以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
  2. 2 Might makes right.
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
  1. 1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
吐故纳新
tǔ gù nà xīn
  1. 1 lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
咸与维新
xián yù wéi xīn
  1. 1 everyone participates in reforms (idiom)
  2. 2 to replace the old with new
  3. 3 to reform and start afresh
喜新厌旧
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
  1. 1 lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
壁垒一新
bì lěi yī xīn
  1. 1 to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
  1. 1 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
富不过三代
fù bù guò sān dài
  1. 1 wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
小别胜新婚
xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn
  1. 1 reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
  2. 2 absence makes the heart grow fonder
屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
  1. 1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
悔过自新
huǐ guò zì xīn
  1. 1 to repent and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
推陈布新
tuī chén bù xīn
  1. 1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
  2. 2 to go beyond old ideas
  3. 3 advancing all the time
推陈出新
tuī chén chū xīn
  1. 1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
改过自新
gǎi guò zì xīn
  1. 1 to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
新来乍到
xīn lái zhà dào
  1. 1 newly arrived (idiom)
新官上任三把火
xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ
  1. 1 (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
新愁旧恨
xīn chóu jiù hèn
  1. 1 new worries added to old hatred (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new

Sample Sentences

你倒别说，看看现在的城市污染，的确是到了该更新换代的地步了。
nǐ dào bié shuō ，kàn kan xiànzài de chéngshì wūrǎn ，díquè shì dào le gāi gēngxīnhuàndài de dìbù le 。
Not only that, but take a look at the pollution in cities. Surely it's to the point that the old should be replaced with the new.
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可不是嘛，现在每个国家都非常重视环境和能源问题，都在喊节能减排。不管怎么样，这种更新换代肯定是有前途的。就像以前电灯取代了蜡烛，打火机代替了火柴一样。
kěbushì ma ，xiànzài měige guójiā dōu fēicháng zhòngshì huánjìng hé néngyuán wèntí ，dōu zài hǎn jiénéngjiǎnpái 。bùguǎn zěnmeyàng ，zhèzhǒng gēngxīnhuàndài kěndìng shì yǒu qiántú de 。jiù xiàng yǐqián diàndēng qǔdài le làzhú ，dǎhuǒjī dàitì le huǒchái yīyàng 。
Exactly. Right now, every country is placing great importance on problems of environmental protection and new energy. They're all calling for energy conservation and waste reduction. No matter what, this kind of replacing certainly has promise. It's like in the past when light bulbs replaced candles, and lighters were used in place of matches.
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