改过自新改過自新

gǎi guò zì xīn

Meaning

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

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改gǎito alter, to change, to improve, to remodel己攵过guòpass; to go across, to pass through辶寸自zìself; private, personal; from目新xīnnew, recent, fresh, modern亲斤

Examples

我改过自新了。

wǒ gǎi guò zì xīn le。

I'm reformed.