推陈致新 (推陳致新)
tuī chén zhì xīn
Pinyin
Definition
推陈致新 (推陳致新)
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- see 推陳出新|推陈出新[tuī chén chū xīn]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
互相推诿
- 1 mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other
- 2 passing the buck to and fro
- 3 each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
半推半就
- 1 half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
吐故纳新
- 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
和气致祥
- 1 (idiom) amiability leads to harmony
咸与维新
- 1 everyone participates in reforms (idiom)
- 2 to replace the old with new
- 3 to reform and start afresh