Meaning of 改头换面
改头换面 means to change the appearance but keep the essence; to make superficial changes. Pronounced gǎi tóu huàn miàn.
- to change the appearance but keep the essence; to make superficial changes
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
zhǐ只
shì是
gǎi改
le了
tóu头
huàn换
le面
，
miàn内
nèi部
bù的
de腐
fǔ败
bài问
wèn题
tí依
yī然
rán存
cún在
。
The company has just changed its appearance superficially; the internal corruption issues still exist.
Tā他
bǎ把
jiù旧
wén文
zhāng章
gǎi改
tóu头
huàn换
miàn面
，
dàng当
zuò作
xīn新
zuò作
pǐn品
fā发
biǎo表
。
He just changed the appearance of his old essay and published it as a new work.
Zhè这
kuǎn款
xīn新
chǎn产
pǐn品
bù不
guò过
shì是
lǎo老
chǎn产
pǐn品
de的
gǎi改
tóu头
huàn换
miàn面
，
méi没
shén什
me么
zhēn真
zhèng正
de的
chuàng创
xīn新
。
This new product is just a superficial makeover of the old one, with no real innovation.