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吐故纳新

lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new

Characters and words in 吐故纳新

= tu + Ø3
to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances)
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= tu + Ø4
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= gu + Ø4
happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead
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= n + a4
= n + a4
to receive / to accept / to enjoy / to bring into / to pay (tax etc) / nano- (one billionth) / to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing
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to accept the new / to take fresh (air) / fig. to accept new members (to reinvigorate the party) / new blood
xīn = xi + (e)n1
abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1] / surname Xin
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xīn = xi + (e)n1
new / newly / meso- (chemistry)
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Words with 吐故纳新

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Sentences with 吐故纳新

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