改过自新 meaning in English
to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
Traditional 改過自新32 strokes
Meaning of 改过自新
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
gǎiguòzìxīn
- to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
改过自新 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我改过自新了。
I'm reformed.
Stroke order for each character
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改 gǎi · to change · 7 strokes
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过 guò · to cross · 6 strokes
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自 zì · self · 6 strokes
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新 xīn · new · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 改过自新.
| 新年 | xīnnián | New Year |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 不过 | bùguò | only; merely |
| 过来 | guòlái | to come over; to manage |
| 过去 | guòqù | (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by |
| 改变 | gǎibiàn | to change; to alter |
| 通过 | tōngguò | to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) |
| 自由 | zìyóu | freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted |
| 来自 | láizì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 重新 | chóngxīn | again; once more; re- |
| 新闻 | xīnwén | news |
| 经过 | jīngguò | to pass; to go through |
Questions about 改过自新
What does 改过自新 mean?
改过自新 (gǎiguòzìxīn) means "to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf".
How do you write 改过自新?
改过自新 is made of 4 characters: 改 (7 strokes), 过 (6 strokes), 自 (6 strokes), 新 (13 strokes). That is 32 strokes in total.
How is 改过自新 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 改过自新 is written 改過自新.