旧的不去,新的不来 in English jiu4 de5 bu4 qu4 , xin1 de5 bu4 lai2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) If the old doesn't go, the new will not come.
  • You can't make progress by clinging to old notions.

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Pinyin

jiu4 de5 bu4 qu4 , xin1 de5 bu4 lai2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

jiu4old de5of bu4(negative prefix) qu4to go xin1abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1] de5of bu4(negative prefix) lai2to come