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改过自新

gǎi guò zì xīn

4-character word Traditional 改過自新

What 改过自新 means

1. to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf

The characters in 改过自新

• 改gǎito change; to alter; to transform
• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 新xīnnew; newly; meso- (chemistry)

Example sentences

• 我改过自新了。
  Wǒ gǎiguòzìxīn le.
  I'm reformed.