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改过自新
gǎi guò zì xīn
Literal Meaning 字面意思
Correct the self anew
Definition 定义
To improve one's behaviour; to make changes for the better
Similar English Idioms 相似英文习语
To turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to clean up one's act
Example 例句
自从他收养了三位女童后,格鲁便改过自新,重新做人。 非常难想象在这之前,他曾是一名超级恶棍,还想偷过月亮。
After he adopted the girls, Gru really turned over a new leaf! It's hard to imagine that before that, he was a villain who tried to steal the moon.
Similar 相似词
放下屠刀立地成佛、洗心革面
Opposite 相反词
不知悔改
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