改頭換面 gǎi tóu huàn miàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes
  2. Despite superficially new policies, the substance remains unchanged.

CHARACTERS

改 gǎi
HSK 4
change, alter; improve, remodel
頭 tóu head; top; chief, first; boss
換 huàn change, exchange; substitute
面 miàn
HSK 1
face; surface; plane; side, dimension