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turn over a new leaf; thoroughly reform oneself

Word usage

xǐ xīn gé miàn

洗 心 革 面

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turn over a new leaf; thoroughly reform oneself
- tā jiāng xǐ xīn gé miàn nǔ lì gōng zuò
  她将洗心革面，努力工作。
  She is going to turn over a new leaf and work hard.
- wǒ xià dìng jué xīn xǐ xīn gé miàn
  我下定决心洗心革面。
  I'm determined to reform oneself thoroughly.
- tā jué de tā néng shǐ tā xǐ xīn gé miàn
  她觉得她能使他洗心革面。
  She thought she could reform him.
synonym
tuō tāi huàn gǔ脱胎换骨 gǎi tóu huàn miàn改头换面 gǎi xié guī zhèng改邪归正 gǎi guò zì xīn改过自新 tòng gǎi qián fēi痛改前非 cóng shàn rú liú从善如流 xǐ shǒu bú gàn洗手不干 gé miàn xǐ xīn革面洗心 xǐ xīn dí lǜ洗心涤虑 xǐ miàn gé xīn洗面革心 gé miàn liǎn shǒu革面敛手
antonym
zhí mí bù wù执迷不悟 wán gù bù huà顽固不化 sǐ bù huǐ gǎi死不悔改 sǐ bù gǎi huǐ死不改悔

Word usage

Note
1."洗心革面" is different from "脱胎换骨". "脱胎换骨" expresses radical change; "洗心革面" expresses internal and external changes, and is generally used to rehabilitated people who have done bad things. 2."洗心革面" is different from "改过自新". "改过自新" expresses correcting mistakes; "洗心革面" expresses thorough repentance from the heart to words and deeds, carrying a stronger meaning.

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