一改故辙
yī gǎi gù zhé
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1 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
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2 a volte-face
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3 to change old practices
再接再厉
zài jiē zài lì
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1 to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist
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2 unremitting efforts
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
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1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
再衰三竭
zài shuāi sān jié
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1 weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline
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2 on one's last legs
幡然改图
fān rán gǎi tú
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1 to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
恩同再造
ēn tóng zài zào
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1 your favor amounts to being given a new lease on life (idiom)
改弦易辙
gǎi xián yì zhé
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1 change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
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2 to dance to a different tune
改过自新
gǎi guò zì xīn
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1 to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
改邪归正
gǎi xié guī zhèng
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1 to mend one's ways (idiom)
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2 to turn over a new leaf
改头换面
gǎi tóu huàn miàn
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1 to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes
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2 Despite superficially new policies, the substance remains unchanged.
时不再来
shí bù zài lái
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1 Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)
有借有还,再借不难
yǒu jiè yǒu huán , zài jiè bù nán
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1 return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)
有则改之,无则加勉
yǒu zé gǎi zhī , wú zé jiā miǎn
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1 correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
朝令夕改
zhāo lìng xī gǎi
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1 to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
朝闻夕改
zhāo wén xī gǎi
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1 lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening
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2 to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
朝过夕改
zhāo guò xī gǎi
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1 to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom)
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2 to quickly amend one's ways
东山再起
dōng shān zài qǐ
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1 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
机不可失,失不再来
jī bù kě shī , shī bù zài lái
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1 opportunity knocks but once (idiom)
机不可失,时不再来
jī bù kě shī , shí bù zài lái
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1 Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)
死不改悔
sǐ bù gǎi huǐ
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1 not to repent even facing death (idiom)
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2 unrepentant
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3 very obstinate