旧的不去，新的不来

Traditional form:

舊的不去，新的不來

Pinyin (reading):

jiùdebùqù,xīndebùlái

Definitions:

• lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come.
• You can't make progress by clinging to old notions.

Characters:

• 旧 - old, ancient; former, past
• 的 - aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 去 - to go away, to leave, to depart
• 新 - new, recent, fresh, modern
• 的 - aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 来 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on

Traditional characters:

• 舊 - old, ancient; former, past
• 的 - aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 去 - to go away, to leave, to depart
• 新 - new, recent, fresh, modern
• 的 - aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 來 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on