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From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「滌故更新」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「滌故更新」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

Get rid of the old and replace with the new.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dí gù gèng xīn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dik6 gu2/gu3 gang1 san1

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.