change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction; to dance to a different tune
trad. 改弦易轍
Also written 改弦易轍【gǎi xián yì zhé】
Characters in this word
4改
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to change, to alter, to transform, to correct
- Pinyin
- gǎi
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 3162 of 2500
弦
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bow string, string of musical instrument, watchspring, chord (segment of curve), hypotenuse, CL:根[gen1]
- Pinyin
- xián
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 13577 of 2500
易
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surname Yi, I Ching; Book of Changes (abbr. for 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1])
- Pinyin
- Yì
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 16361 of 2500
辙
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rut; track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [che4]), (coll.) the direction of traffic, a rhyme (of a song, poem etc), (dialect) (usu. after 有[you3] or 沒|没[mei2]) way; idea
- Pinyin
- zhé
- Traditional
- 轍
- Strokes
- 16