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革新

géxīn

to innovate; innovation; reform

A person places a new red machine beside an old tool
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Characters in this word

革 gé

Strokes
9
Radical
革 — leather, animal hide
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 革

新 xīn

Strokes
13
Radical
斤 — axe
Made of
亲 relatives, parents 斤 axe
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 真正的革新不是换一套口号,而是重建资源分配和问责机制。 Zhēnzhèng de géxīn bú shì huàn yí tào kǒuhào, ér shì chóngjiàn zīyuán fēnpèi hé wènzé jīzhì. Real reform is not changing a set of slogans, but rebuilding resource allocation and accountability mechanisms.
  • 这家工厂一直在革新生产方法。 Zhè jiā gōngchǎng yìzhí zài géxīn shēngchǎn fāngfǎ. This factory has been constantly innovating its production methods.
  • 年轻人总想革新旧的做法,让生活更方便。 Niánqīngrén zǒng xiǎng géxīn jiù de zuòfǎ, ràng shēnghuó gèng fāngbiàn. Young people always want to change the old ways and make life more convenient.

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