破旧立新 in English po4 jiu4 li4 xin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiomatic expression); to innovate

Simplified Characters

破 旧 立 新

Traditional Characters

破 舊 立 新

Pinyin

po4 jiu4 li4 xin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

破po4broken 旧jiu4old 立li4surname Li 新xin1abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]