Chinese Idioms - Chengyu

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    complete change from the old rut; dramatic change of direction

    yī
    一
    gǎi
    改
    gù
    故
    zhé
    辙
    一改故辙
    yī gǎi gù zhé

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • complete change from the old rut; dramatic change of direction
    • a volte-face
    • to change old practices

    Word by word translation of this Chinese idiom

    一
    yī
    one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
    改
    gǎi
    to change / to alter / to transform / to correct
    故
    gù
    happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead
    辙
    chè
    to remove / to withdraw
    zhé
    rut / track
    Data is based on CC-CEDICT. See the full data in action here MDBG Chinese-English dictionary.

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