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自新

zì xīn

2-character word

What 自新 means

1. to reform oneself
2. to mend one's ways and start life anew

The characters in 自新

• 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.

Words containing 自新

• 改过自新gǎi guò zì xīnto reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
• 悔过自新huǐ guò zì xīnto repent and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf