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送旧迎新

sòng jiù yíng xīn

4-character word Traditional 送舊迎新

What 送旧迎新 means

1. usher out the old, greet the new
2. esp. to see in the New Year

The characters in 送旧迎新

• 送sòngto send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off
• 旧jiùold; opposite: new 新; former
• 迎yíngto welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties)…
• 新xīnnew; newly; meso- (chemistry)

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