改过自新 meaning in Chinese
start with a clean slate; turn over a new leaf; become a new man; correct one's errors and make a fresh start; repent and reform; convert from a bad life to a good one; reform oneself; correct one's mistakes and turn over a new leaf; mend one's ways and start anew
Examples
- But they must turn over a new leaf .
不过，他们必须改过自新啦。 - That blow proved his redemption .
他受了那个打击就改过自新了。 - That blow was his redemption .
他受了那个打击就改过自新了。 - I bound him over to good behaviour .
我要他发誓改过自新。 - Turn over a new leaf
弃旧图新，悔过自新，改过自新：