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吐故纳新
tǔ gù nà xīn
What 吐故纳新 means
- lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi {庄子|Zhuāng zǐ}); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
The characters in 吐故纳新
- 吐tùto vomit; to throw up
- 故gùhappening; instance; reason
- 纳nàto receive; to accept; to enjoy
- 新xīnnew; newly; meso- (chemistry)
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