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change one's course; strike out (on) a new path; make a new start

gǎi xián yì zhé

改 弦 易 辙

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slmetachange one's course; strike out (on) a new path; make a new start
- shì gǎi xián yì zhé de shí hou le
  是改弦易辙的时候了。
  It is time we tried an entirely new tact.
- rú guǒ xiǎng bì miǎn liǎng bài jù shāng de jú miàn zhōng rì liǎng guó jiù dōu xū yào gǎi xián yì zhé
  如果想避免两败俱伤的局面，中日两国就都需要改弦易辙。
  If China and Japan are to avoid a mutually destructive collision, both sides need to change course.
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gǎi xián gēng zhāng改弦更张

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