破舊立新 pò jiù lì xīn

to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate

Characters

Character Meaning
破 pò HSK 4
broken; to break, split or cleave; damaged
舊 jiù
old; opposite: new 新xīn; former
立 lì HSK 5
to stand; to establish; to set up
新 xīn HSK 2
new; newly