吐故纳新 tǔ gù nà xīn

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new

CHARACTERS

吐 tǔ
HSK 5
vomit, spew out, cough up
故 gù
HSK 3
ancient, old; reason, because
纳 nà
HSK 5
admit, take, receive, accept
新 xīn
HSK 2
new, recent, fresh, modern