改过自新

Traditional form:

改過自新

Pinyin (reading):

gǎiguòzìxīn

Definitions:

• to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf

Characters:

• 改 - to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel
• 过 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 新 - new, recent, fresh, modern

Traditional characters:

• 改 - to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel
• 過 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 新 - new, recent, fresh, modern