弃旧图新 meaning in English
reject the old for the new; abandon the old for sth. new; change the new for the old; forsake the old for the new; give up sth. whose freshness has been worn off for sth. novel; reject the old and crave for the new; start afresh; turn over a new leaf
Examples
- She wants to turn over a new leaf .
她愿意弃旧图新呀！ - She wants to turn over a new leaf .
她愿意弃旧图新。 - Turn over a new leaf
弃旧图新，悔过自新，改过自新： - I hope that these facts i have stated in this letter may determine you to make a clean break with your past and start afresh .
我希望这封信中举述的事实能使你翻然悔悟，弃旧图新。 - Once or twice he fell to tom's promises of amendment and gave him considerable sums in order that he might make a fresh start .
有一两次，他轻信了汤姆表示悔改的许诺，给了他数量相当可观的钱，让他弃旧图新。