Chinese word

推陈出新

Pronunciation

Pinyintuī chén chū xīn

Meaning

  • idiominnovate

Example

公司要不断推陈出新，才能生存。gōng sī yào bú duàn tuī chén chū xīn cái néng shēng cún

The company must keep innovating to survive.

Illustration for 推陈出新 (innovate)

More examples

这家店通过不断推陈出新吸引年轻顾客。zhè jiā diàn tōng guò bú duàn tuī chén chū xīn xī yǐn nián qīng gù kè

This store attracts young customers by constantly innovating.

Core concept

A settled system, idea, or design makes room for a fresh one by removing what has become old.

Common phrases

  • 不断推陈出新bú duàn tuī chén chū xīn

    constantly innovate

  • 鼓励推陈出新gǔ lì tuī chén chū xīn

    encourage innovation

  • 推陈出新的产品tuī chén chū xīn de chán pǐn

    innovative products

Similar words

推陈致新tuī chén zhì xīn: Sorting out old ideas or methods and bringing forward new ones.
革故鼎新gé gù dǐng xīn: Discarding old institutions or methods to establish a new system or approach.
改头换面gǎi tóu huàn miàn: Refreshing the outer appearance or format through major changes.
日新月异rì xīn yuè yì: Growing different each day through rapid, ongoing change.

Definition in Chinese

去除旧的元素，引入新的做法或思想，通常用于描述思想、制度、艺术或产品方面的革新与更新。qù chú jiù de yuán sù yǐn rù xīn de zuò fǎ huò sī xiǎng tōng cháng yòng yú miáo shù sī xiǎng zhì dù yì shù huò chán pǐn fāng miàn de gé xīn yǔ gēng xīn

Word origin

The sequence 推 (tuī, "push") + 陈 (chén, "old") + 出 (chū, "bring out") + 新 (xīn, "new") presents renewal as clearing away what is old and bringing forward what is new.

Usage tips

  • In headlines, product descriptions, and official statements, this idiom gives a compact formal tone; relaxed speech usually uses a plainer expression.

Other meanings

  • reformidiom
  • develop new approachesidiom
  • come up with new ideasidiom

Opposites

  • 因循守旧yīn xún shǒu jiùcling to old waysidiom
  • 墨守成规mò shǒu chéng guīstick rigidly to old rulesidiom

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