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吐故納新 (tou3 gu3 naap6 san1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

吐故納新 (tou3 gu3 naap6 san1, tǔ gù nà xīn) — 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

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beyond HSK

Related words

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