新官上任三把火 xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ

new leader makes bold changes at start

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 49890th word

Definitions

  1. 1. (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
new; newly
official; government official; governmental
to go up; on top; above
no matter (how, what etc); to let; to allow
three; 3; surname San
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
fire; hot (popular); fiery or flaming