| 吐故纳新 |
tǔ gù nà xīn |
lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new |
| 吐 |
tǔ |
to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances) |
| 吐 |
tù |
to vomit / to throw up |
| 故 |
gù |
happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead |
| 纳 |
Nà |
surname Na |
| 纳 |
nà |
to receive / to accept / to enjoy / to bring into / to pay (tax etc) / nano- (one billionth) / to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing |
| 纳新 |
nà xīn |
to accept the new / to take fresh (air) / fig. to accept new members (to reinvigorate the party) / new blood |
| 新 |
Xīn |
abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 / abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 / surname Xin |
| 新 |
xīn |
new / newly / meso- (chemistry) |